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Training and Webinar Series

GraspOS organises training activities aimed at educating stakeholders on the use of indicators, tools, services and infrastructure to further assist their use in the context of implementing Open Science-aware Responsible Research Assessment approaches. 

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GraspOS Webinar

Research Assessment in Transition: Open Infrastructures, Policy, and Diamond Open Access

22 May 2025, 10:00-11:30 CEST

Join us for our next webinar where we will discuss the connection between scholarly publishing and research assessment.

GraspOS, in collaboration with CRAFT-OA and DIAMAS, is organising a webinar to explore the evolving connection between scholarly publishing and research assessment. The session will focus on how Diamond Open Access (OA) publishing and open infrastructures interact with ongoing reform efforts in research evaluation, highlighting both the opportunities and challenges of aligning non-profit publishing with emerging assessment models.

In particular, the discussion will examine how infrastructures are being developed to support a more open approach to research assessment—enhancing the visibility of Diamond OA journals and aligning with broader efforts such as CoARA and the Barcelona Declaration. It will also highlight how emerging standards and practices help ensure the quality and credibility of non-profit publishing.

We invite stakeholders from across the scholarly publishing landscape—including researchers, infrastructure providers, and policy makers—to join the conversation. Participants will gain practical insights into how infrastructures and standards are making Diamond OA publishing a more visible, credible, and valuable part of research assessment. The webinar will help clarify common misconceptions about the quality of Diamond OA, explore the reforms needed to support its recognition, and offer ideas on how open infrastructures can help better integrate Diamond journals into evolving evaluation frameworks.

Objectives

  • Raise awareness on the issues of research assessment in relation to Diamond Publishing.
  • Showcase the development and growth of infrastructure of Journals in Diamond publishing.
  • Demonstrate the effectiveness of Open Infrastructures and how they support reform of research assessment.
  • Address concerns about the quality of publishing in Diamond Publishing.

Learning Outcomes

  • Critically assess concerns about the quality of Diamond OA publishing and articulate how technical and editorial standards ensure credibility.
  • Discuss policy and infrastructure reforms needed to enhance the visibility, discoverability, and credibility of Diamond OA journals.
  • Apply knowledge of Open Infrastructures to propose solutions for improving the integration of Diamond OA journals into research assessment frameworks.

Agenda:

  • Diamond Journals and Research Assessment: an overview
  • GraspOS: An infrastructure to support policy reforms in research assessment
  • Craft-OA: Showcasing the growth of infrastructure for Diamond Journals 
  • DIAMAS: Improving the quality of Diamond Journals - A clear pathway

Presenters: 

  • Janne Pölönen (GraspOS)
  • Thanasis Vergoulis (GraspOS)
  • Leonidas Pispiringas (CRAFT-OA)
  • Iryna Kuchma (DIAMAS)
  • Milica Ševkušić (DIAMAS)

Moderator: Fotis Mystakopoulos (OPERAS), Zenia Xenou (OpenAIRE)

Venue: Virtual event via Zoom supported by OpenAIRE AMKE

 

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Past Events

GraspOS Webinars

PEP-CV – Peer Mentoring and Narrative CVs: A New Paradigm in Academic Recognition

This webinar focused on the growing importance of narrative CVs in reshaping research culture and presented the Peer Exchange Platform for Narrative-style CVs (PEP-CV), an innovative peer mentoring platform designed to tackle challenges in current assessment systems. 

Learning outcomes: 

  • Explore and learn about the unique features of PEP-CV
  • Gain insights into the opportunities and challenges of implementing Narrative CVs
  • Gain a clear understanding of Narrative CVs, their applications, and how PEP-CV facilitates CV development and research culture reform through peer mentorship.

Date: 11th February 2025, 11:00-12:30 CET
Presenters: Pooja Khurana (Marie Curie Alumni Association), Sean Sapcariu (Luxembourg National Research Fund) 
Moderator: Angeliki Tzouganatou (OpenAIRE)
Venue: Virtual event via Zoom supported by OpenAIRE AMKE
Slides: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.14850494

 

Assessing Open Access Books: Shedding Light on Peer Review with PRISM

The webinar presented the Peer Review Information Service for Monographs (PRISM) and discussed how it can be used in research assessment.

PRISM is a service developped by OPERAS which aims to enhance trust in Open Access book publishing through increased transparency in the peer review process, offering publishers a standardised platform to display their peer review procedures, integrate metadata, ultimately building trust in Open Access book publishing. 

Learning outcomes: 

  • Understand peer review in relation to Responsible Research Assessment; 
  • Learn how PRISM works and how it helps increase transparency in Peer Review for OA books;
  • Reflect on how PRISM could be useful in the context of Responsible Research Assessment. 

Date: 14th May 2024, 10:00-11:00 am CEST
Presenters: Carol Delmazo (OPERAS), Fotis Mystakopoulos (OPERAS), Ronald Snijder (OAPEN Foundation). 
Moderator: Lottie Provost (CNR)
Venue: Virtual event via Zoom supported by OpenAIRE AMKE
Slides: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.11196020 

 

The Open Science Assessment Framework 

This webinar focused on the Open Science Assessment Framework (OSAF) developed in GraspOS. 

The OSAF is one of the main outcomes of the project. It aims to assist research funding and performing organisations in tailoring and implementing new generation, Open Science aware Responsible Research Assessment approaches.

Date: 7th March 2024, 14:00-15:00 pm CET
Presenters: Clifford Tatum (CWTS), Josefine Nordling (CSC)
 Moderator: Lottie Provost (CNR)
Venue: Virtual event via Zoom supported by OpenAIRE AMKE
Slides: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.10794054

 

GraspOS Tools and Services Training Series

Leveraging OPERAS Metrics: showing the impact of Open Access books

The training session provided an overview of the key features of OPERAS Metrics and its role in research assessment, emphasizing its alignment with the open science practices of the GraspOS project. The second part of the session is a hands-on technical training where participants received step-by-step guidance on how to install and effectively use OPERAS Metrics.

Learning outcomes:

  • Assess the landscape of Open Access (OA)books within existing research assessment frameworks.
  • Identify the importance of OPERAS Metrics for measuring usage and impact of OA books.
  • Recognise the value of the GraspOS Infrastructure in integrating OA books into research assessment systems.
  • Gain practical knowledge and skills in using OPERAS Metrics.

Date: 26th November 2024, 13.00 – 15.00 CET
Presenter: Fotis Mystakopoulos (OPERAS), Carol Delmazo (OPERAS), Maxim Kupreyev (OPERAS), Rowan Hatherley (Ubiquity Press), Cristian Garcia (Ubiquity Press)
Moderator: Zenia Xenou (OpenAIRE)
Venue: Virtual event via Zoom supported by OpenAIRE AMKE
Slides: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.14228176.

 

Citations and their meaning – or why we cite

This training session shed light on the various dynamics behind citations. Ontological models for the characterisation of citations were presented, along with the fundamentals for using a tool to infer citation characterisation.

Learning outcomes: 

  • Understand the importance of citation semantics
  • Learn about ontological models dedicated to describing citation semantics
  • Be able to use a tool for extracting citation semantics

Date: 23rd July 2024, 14.00 – 15.00 CET
Presenter: Silvio Peroni (University of Bologna) 
Moderator: Zenia Xenou (OpenAIRE)
Venue: Virtual event via Zoom supported by OpenAIRE AMKE
Slides: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.12800674. 

 

Indicators for Institutions - OpenAIRE MONITOR. Acknowledge, understand and place thyselves in the research landscape unlocking Research Excellence.

This training session focused on how the institutional dashboard of the OpenAIRE MONITOR service can enhance research assessment and decision-making processes for institutions. By providing comprehensive Open Access, collaboration, and impact metrics and indicators, this dashboard offers a nuanced understanding of an institution's research landscape.

Date: 19th December 2023, 10.00 – 11.00 CET
Presenter: Leonidas Pispiringas (Athena Research Center)
Moderator: Zenia Xenou (OpenAIRE)
Venue: Virtual event via Zoom supported by OpenAIRE AMKE
Slides: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.10406679
Summary of the event: https://graspos.eu/indicators-for-institutions-and-the-openaire-monitor-2

 

BIP scholar: going beyond researcher profiles

This training session introduced the main functionalities of BIP! Scholar, a service that offers researchers the opportunity to set up profiles that summarize their research careers, showcasing different aspects of work conducted. Participants learnt about BIP! Scholar and how it can assist researcher assessement. The training also presented impact indicators, which aspects of research work can be valorised, and how to design a researcher's CV.

Date: 2nd November 2023, 14.00 – 15.00 CET
Presenter: Thanasis Vergoulis (Athena Research Center)
Moderator: Zenia Xenou (OpenAIRE)
Venue: Virtual event via Zoom supported by OpenAIRE AMKE
Slides: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.10067214
Summary of the event: https://graspos.eu/bip-scholar-redefining-academic-profiles 

 

A training course on the Open Science Assessment Framework will be co-developed with the technology and infrastructure providers and hosted on the platform www.openplato.eu, a complete learning platform offered by OpenAIRE for organising all the activities, as well as on other similar platforms that may be available (e.g. via EOSC). Additional training events will focus on the topics of the Open and Federated Research Assessment Infrastructure.

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