How the ONE Research Community Framework Tackles Cognitive and Systemic Biases in Research Assessment

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contents <p>The document explains how the <strong>ONE Framework</strong> addresses the unintended biases that distort traditional research evaluation processes. It identifies key issues highlighted by initiatives such as <strong>DORA</strong> — including overreliance on bibliometric indicators, prestige-driven decision-making, and systemic inequities affecting early-career and interdisciplinary researchers — and demonstrates how the ONE Framework mitigates these through its <strong>cohort-based, multidimensional approach</strong>.</p> <p>The paper examines five major sources of bias in research assessment — <strong>overreliance on “objective” metrics</strong>, <strong>the halo effect</strong>, <strong>availability bias</strong>, <strong>status quo bias</strong>, and <strong>Campbell’s Law</strong> — and outlines the mechanisms by which the ONE Framework neutralizes each of them. By emphasizing <strong>contextual evaluation</strong>, <strong>data transparency</strong>, and <strong>modular weighting of indicators</strong>, ONE promotes fairness and inclusivity while maintaining analytical rigor.</p> <p>Through a structured model integrating over <strong>70 indicators</strong> across three main axes — <em>Performance</em>, <em>Interaction within the Scientific Community</em>, and <em>Interaction with Society</em> — the framework shifts the focus from prestige or volume to <strong>real, contextualized impact</strong>. It encourages evaluators to consider mentoring, collaboration, leadership, openness, and societal engagement alongside academic output.</p> <p>Ultimately, this document positions the ONE Framework as a <strong>practical implementation</strong> of the principles championed by <strong>DORA</strong>, <strong>COARA</strong>, and <strong>UNESCO’s Open Science Recommendation</strong>, turning abstract commitments to fairness and transparency into operational, data-driven tools. It invites funders, institutions, and policymakers to adopt these practices to ensure <strong>balanced, bias-aware, and equitable evaluation</strong> across all stages of research careers.</p>
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spellingShingle How the ONE Research Community Framework Tackles Cognitive and Systemic Biases in Research Assessment
Mendez-Vasquez, Raul-Isaac
cognitive bias
systemic bias
halo effect
availability bias
status quo bias
Campbell's Law
metric overreliance
fairness in research evaluation
peer review bias
<p>The document explains how the <strong>ONE Framework</strong> addresses the unintended biases that distort traditional research evaluation processes. It identifies key issues highlighted by initiatives such as <strong>DORA</strong> — including overreliance on bibliometric indicators, prestige-driven decision-making, and systemic inequities affecting early-career and interdisciplinary researchers — and demonstrates how the ONE Framework mitigates these through its <strong>cohort-based, multidimensional approach</strong>.</p> <p>The paper examines five major sources of bias in research assessment — <strong>overreliance on “objective” metrics</strong>, <strong>the halo effect</strong>, <strong>availability bias</strong>, <strong>status quo bias</strong>, and <strong>Campbell’s Law</strong> — and outlines the mechanisms by which the ONE Framework neutralizes each of them. By emphasizing <strong>contextual evaluation</strong>, <strong>data transparency</strong>, and <strong>modular weighting of indicators</strong>, ONE promotes fairness and inclusivity while maintaining analytical rigor.</p> <p>Through a structured model integrating over <strong>70 indicators</strong> across three main axes — <em>Performance</em>, <em>Interaction within the Scientific Community</em>, and <em>Interaction with Society</em> — the framework shifts the focus from prestige or volume to <strong>real, contextualized impact</strong>. It encourages evaluators to consider mentoring, collaboration, leadership, openness, and societal engagement alongside academic output.</p> <p>Ultimately, this document positions the ONE Framework as a <strong>practical implementation</strong> of the principles championed by <strong>DORA</strong>, <strong>COARA</strong>, and <strong>UNESCO’s Open Science Recommendation</strong>, turning abstract commitments to fairness and transparency into operational, data-driven tools. It invites funders, institutions, and policymakers to adopt these practices to ensure <strong>balanced, bias-aware, and equitable evaluation</strong> across all stages of research careers.</p>
title How the ONE Research Community Framework Tackles Cognitive and Systemic Biases in Research Assessment
topic cognitive bias
systemic bias
halo effect
availability bias
status quo bias
Campbell's Law
metric overreliance
fairness in research evaluation
peer review bias
url https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17271939