A digital dashboard to support institutions implementing open science: Establishing a core set of open science metrics to track

The completion of the proposed research program will result in two key outputs: 1) a core outcome set of open science (OS) metrics relevant to, and developed by, the biomedical community; and 2) a usable flexible, tailorable, and automated tool, developed using user-centred design best practices, that reports on these core OS metrics.

Establishing a core outcome set of OS metrics is a vital step to move forward discussion around how to measure research(er) quality.

Without consensus on what to measure, or how to measure it, even well intended institutions can’t easily consider incorporating metrics beyond those traditionally used (i.e., journal impact factor or number of publications).

A core outcome set does not limit organizations from tailoring the collection of OS metrics, but ensures a standard set across organisations to enable national and international standardisation and comparison.

By engaging with the research community at the onset of this program and throughout via an integrated knowledge translation approach, we can ensure that the tool we develop to report on the established core OS metrics meets the needs of the community and considers their concerns. Doing so ensures greater uptake.

Further, through embedding considerations of equity, diversity, and inclusion in our design of the OS dashboard, we intend to create a tool that is globally relevant in biomedicine. This will ensure that our impact is as broad as possible and serves the entire biomedical community. By meeting our proposed aims, we will have achieved a ready to implement publicly available OS dashboard.