12 Key Performance Indicators for Impact

The major key performance indicators (KPIs) for impact across FORRT initiatives are outlined in Table 4. These indicators help guide our work and measure progress toward our long-term mission to embed open and reproducible scholarship into education and research culture.

As FORRT’s projects are community-led and iterative, specific indicators may evolve as strategies are refined or new activities emerge. Some indicators are still being co-developed and may be updated over time. Team leads and the Steering Council collaboratively monitor reasonable progress toward these indicators.

Table 4: Key Performance Indicators for Impact

	Success measure	KPI
Pilot activities
Structured understanding of reproducibility	Glossary
	Theory Output
Catalogue interventions to improve reproducibility across all disciplines
Evidence-based guidelines of best practice	No. of final guidelines published
Assessment and summary of interventions’ effectiveness	Systematic reviews
	No. of interventions tested, integrating an EDI lens	4
Dissemination
Protocols and study results	No. of Review Protocols registered
	No. Study Protocols registered
Open knowledge base
FORRT Replication Hub tools and databases	Updated versions of tools (e.g., FReD, RID)
FORRT Frameworks and Teaching Resources
Training materials	No. of new lesson plans or slide decks released
Social media	No. of press releases
	No. of X (Twitter) posts
Website	No. of unique visits

[OPEN QUESTION: Should each team define its own KPIs or adapt shared ones from this table to reflect different rhythms and project scopes?]

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