A Template-Driven Platform for Contextualised Researcher Profiles

TL;DR

This paper introduces BIP! Scholar, a flexible platform enabling researchers to create multi-dimensional, context-specific profiles that encompass diverse research outputs and roles beyond traditional publications.

Contribution

The paper presents a novel template-driven platform that supports customizable, multi-dimensional researcher profiles for varied assessment and presentation needs.

Findings

Supports diverse research outputs and roles

Enables creation of tailored profiles for different contexts

Facilitates design and evaluation of profile templates

Abstract

Modern researchers engage in diverse activities, assume multiple contribution roles, and produce a variety of outputs beyond traditional publications. This broader view of research contributions is increasingly recognised by responsible research assessment initiatives. However, existing researcher profiling platforms remain largely focused on publications and publication-centric indicators, offering limited support for contextualised and multi-dimensional representations of research careers. This paper presents BIP! Scholar, a platform that supports flexible researcher profiling through a template-driven approach. Researchers can create profiles tailored to different presentation or assessment contexts using track-based, narrative-style, or hybrid templates which support the representation of diverse outputs, contribution roles, and broader research activities. The platform also supports research assessment experts who wish to design and evaluate experimental profile templates.