Research Information Systems and Ethics relating to Open Science

Abstract

The evaluation of research performance is one major challenge of research management. Research information management systems are designed to assess this performance and to contribute to the steady improvement of research. These systems, also called current research information systems (CRIS), have been described as software for “the aggregation, curation, and utilization of metadata about research activities” in order to produce useful and reliable knowledge about research and to support research institutions in the provision of funding information and reporting. CRIS systems aggregate and process information about projects, results, organizations, persons, infrastructures, equipment, facilities, etc., and they produce indicators and assessment for research management.