Improving Research Assessment Through Open Science: Faculty of Chemistry Pilot Experience

The University of Belgrade, Faculty of Chemistry (UNIBE) has developed and implemented an evaluation mechanism to promote and monitor Open Science practices. Building upon the Authors–Projects–Publications (APP) tool, well established within UNIBE’s research ecosystem, we introduced major upgrades aimed at tracking openness at various levels such as researchers, departments, projects and research outputs. This included technical enhancements to support data analysis and visualization through integration with tools and sources like BIP!Ranker, OpenAIRE Graph and OpenCitations. To support a culture of recognition and reward, we designed and implemented a badge-based system highlighting green open access practices, participation in Open Science training, and department-level engagement. This system, now visible in the APP interface, includes four badge models and encourages both individual and institutional contributions to Open Science. In parallel, OpenCitations data was integrated into the Cherry repository and APP to improve transparency and depth of citation analysis.