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Findings from a landmark study that could have major implications for the future of academic research assessment have been published by researchers in the University of Glasgow's Adam Smith Business School.

The study challenges mainstream thinking that academic judges are best suited for evaluating research outputs. It aims to inspire methods to utilize metrics effectively, taking into account the diverse communities requiring clear evaluation criteria.

This is the first conclusive evidence on post-DORA research assessment, offering valuable lessons for research evaluations worldwide.

The research finds a strong correlation between journal rankings and expert scores, particularly for top-tier journals, suggesting that the perceived prestige of a journal may be influencing the expert review process, despite claims of journal ranking blindness. Despite the widespread endorsement of the Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which advocates for responsible assessment practices, DORA affiliation does not seem to make a difference in this correlation.

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