Policy for Evaluation of Scientific Research and DORA
Commitment to the principles of responsible research evaluation
Our Institution
The State Educational Institution "Institute of Postgraduate Education in Healthcare of the Republic of Tajikistan" under the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Tajikistan is a research institute actively engaged in scientific activities in the field of medicine and healthcare.
Priorities in the evaluation of scientific research:
- Involvement of students and young researchers in scientific activities
- Ensuring recognition and reward for faculty actively engaged in research
- Value of research that has a practical impact on the regional community
- Ensuring accessibility of research results in preferred languages of the region
- Striving for objective evaluation of research without bias towards the language of publication
San Francisco Declaration on Research Evaluation (DORA)
DORA Signatory
The San Francisco Declaration on Research Evaluation (DORA) is a global initiative aimed at improving practices in research evaluation. It calls for an end to the use of journal impact factors as the sole criterion for evaluating scientific work and promotes more comprehensive and fair evaluation methods.
Key principles of DORA:
Rejection of impact factor
Ending the use of journal impact factor to evaluate individual articles or researchers
Comprehensive evaluation
Evaluating research based on its scientific value, not on the prestige of the journal
Language inclusivity
Recognizing research published in all languages
Open science
Supporting open science practices and diversity of publication formats
Joining DORA
Alignment with DORA principles
Joining DORA fully aligns with the strategic goals of our institute. Reducing reliance on journal impact factors will allow our researchers to:
- Publish research results in Tajik and Russian
- Focus on the practical significance of research for the region
- Expand the range of journals available for publication
- Increase the visibility of research relevant to Central Asia
Current plans and implementation
Creation of a working group
Formation of an interdisciplinary working group to revise research evaluation practices
Development of a strategic plan
Creation and approval of a strategic plan for implementing DORA principles at the institute
Training and consultations
Conducting training for faculty and researchers on the new evaluation system
Implementation of the new policy
Adoption and commencement of updated criteria for evaluating scientific activities
Contact information
Responsible department
Research Department
Department of Scientific Work and Innovation
Project coordinator
Ivanov Ivan Ivanovich
Deputy Director for Scientific Work