Assessing Trustworthiness in Research: A Pilot Study on CV Verification

Phillips, Trisha; Saunders, R.; Cossman, Jeralynn S.; Heitman, Elizabeth

doi:10.1177/1556264619857843

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“…Some of these broader achievements are captured on an academic's CV, which is equally important in professional development and funding acquisition. However, studies have also expressed concern about academic misconduct and fraud in CVs, particularly since information is often not validated in any meaningful way (Phillips et al, 2019). The Royal Society summarises this problem of generating a more holistic understanding of scientific contributions by stating, "Too narrowly focused performance indicators can make it harder to see, reward or nurture the full range of contributions that are necessary to create the environments that enable excellence and steward it for the future" 1 .…”

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Unblocking recognition: A token system for acknowledging academic contribution

Lee¹,

Moroso²,

Mackey

2023

Front. Blockchain

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Here we present a blockchain-backed token recognition system to reward the contributions that academics make to the scientific ecosystem. Recognition is important in science but current methods, systems and incentives are limited. Specifically, the traditional focus on narrow publication metrics means diverse contributions are not captured, while bias toward senior, established scientists is common. To tackle this challenge, we explore the potential of harnessing blockchain’s collaborative, decentralised and trust-brokering properties to develop a token reward system for use by research funders. Academics would be awarded tokens for undertaking common but vital tasks such as peer review, sitting on funding committees and submitting reports. These tokens would not be tradable or specifically monetisable but would serve as a validated record of scientific contribution. They would have value in professional recruitment and job placement, support grant and award applications, and inform performance appraisals and file reviews. Coordination and cooperation across multiple funding agencies in developing the platform would provide an opportunity to aggregate and standardise recognition, given academics often work with several funders. This system’s goals are to expand recognition metrics, promote efficiencies, improve the robustness of professional assessments and enable cross-funder collaboration, thereby optimising research processes and practices in a decentralised and democratised manner.

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Unblocking recognition: A token system for acknowledging academic contribution

Lee¹,

Moroso²,

Mackey

2023

Front. Blockchain

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“…Some of these broader achievements are captured on an academic's CV, which is equally important in professional development and funding acquisition. However, studies have also expressed concern about academic misconduct and fraud in CVs, particularly since information is often not validated in any meaningful way (Phillips et al, 2019). The Royal Society summarises this problem of generating a more holistic understanding of scientific contributions by stating, 'Too narrowly focused performance indicators can make it harder to see, reward or nurture the full range of contributions that are necessary to create the environments that enable excellence and steward it for the future.'…”

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Unblocking Recognition: A Token System for Acknowledging Academic Contribution

Lee¹,

Moroso²,

Mackey³

2022

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Here we present a blockchain-backed token recognition system to reward the contributions that academics make to the scientific ecosystem. Recognition is important in science but current methods, systems and incentives are limited. Specifically, the traditional focus on narrow publication metrics means diverse contributions are not captured, while bias toward senior, established scientists is common. To tackle this challenge, we explore the potential of harnessing blockchain's collaborative, decentralised and trust-brokering properties to develop a token reward system for use by research funders. Academics would be awarded tokens for undertaking common but vital tasks such as peer review, sitting on funding committees and submitting reports. These tokens would not be tradable or specifically monetisable but would serve as a validated record of scientific contribution. They would have value in professional recruitment and job placement, support grant and award applications, and inform performance appraisals and file reviews. Coordination and cooperation across multiple funding agencies in developing the platform would provide an opportunity to aggregate and standardise recognition, given academics often work with several funders. This system's goals are to expand recognition metrics, promote efficiencies, improve the robustness of professional assessments and enable cross-funder collaboration, thereby optimising research processes and practices in a decentralised and democratised manner.

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Assessing Trustworthiness in Research: A Pilot Study on CV Verification

Cited by 14 publications

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Unblocking recognition: A token system for acknowledging academic contribution

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