1) The Council of the Department of Economics and Management of the University of Ferrara approved a document which it is a real act of rebellion against the evaluation of research carried out by ANVUR: signature of DORA and open discussion on the definition of alternative evaluation models.

2) Questioning the dominance of the Impact Factor and strengthening the role of funders: two objectives of the Report on the future of publishing and scientific communication edited by a group of experts from the European Commission.

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