# Independent review packet: University of California-Los Angeles Dataset version: 2026.08-calibration-3 First-pass review date: 2026-08-28 Profile: https://manusights.com/resources/research-publishing-support-index/university-of-california-los-angeles Protocol: https://manusights.com/resources/research-publishing-support-index/review ## Review boundary This packet evaluates how easy institution-owned research-publishing support is to discover and use from public pages. It does not evaluate research quality, prestige, faculty performance, or the private quality of services. The first-pass composite is not a national rank, award, certification, or endorsement. ## Reviewer declaration - Reviewer name: - Affiliation and role: - Relevant expertise: - Conflict with this institution: [ ] None [ ] Described below - Conflict note: - I confirm I am independent and have no disqualifying conflict: [ ] Yes [ ] No - I consent to public attribution of this review: [ ] Yes [ ] No ## First-pass summary UCLA combines a clear central research-help experience with unusually broad workshops and practical services spanning evidence synthesis, writing, journal selection, open science, and data. - Standout signal: A recurring workshop program turns publishing and open-science guidance into concrete researcher actions. - Clearest opportunity: Make one-on-one manuscript critique and reporting-guideline support as visible as workshops and research consultations. ## Dimension checks ### Findability and navigation - First-pass assessment: 15/15 - Rubric question: A researcher can find a coherent support hub, subject expertise, and a clear route to help. - First-pass note: The research-help surface connects consultations, subject specialists, writing tutorials, scholarly communication, data, open science, and systematic reviews. - Independent check: [ ] Confirmed [ ] Corrected [ ] Insufficient evidence - Reviewer note: ### Literature search and evidence synthesis - First-pass assessment: 15/15 - Rubric question: The institution offers practical help with searching, evidence synthesis, citations, and research discovery. - First-pass note: Research-strategy consultations, guides, evidence-synthesis help, citation workshops, and data expertise are easy to identify. - Independent check: [ ] Confirmed [ ] Corrected [ ] Insufficient evidence - Reviewer note: ### Manuscript preparation and submission - First-pass assessment: 16/20 - Rubric question: Researchers can find guidance for writing, reporting, publication strategy, and preparing work for submission. - First-pass note: Writing tutorials and workshops cover literature reviews, preprints, journal selection, citations, and sharing research, though individualized manuscript review is less explicit. - Independent check: [ ] Confirmed [ ] Corrected [ ] Insufficient evidence - Reviewer note: ### Open access, copyright, and publishing - First-pass assessment: 17/20 - Rubric question: Public support covers publishing options, open access, rights, repositories, and author-cost questions. - First-pass note: Open access, fee support, repositories, preprints, copyright, author rights, and journal-finding workshops provide a broad publishing layer. - Independent check: [ ] Confirmed [ ] Corrected [ ] Insufficient evidence - Reviewer note: ### Integrity, reproducibility, data, and AI - First-pass assessment: 17/20 - Rubric question: Researchers can access data-management, reproducibility, research-integrity, and responsible-AI guidance. - First-pass note: Open-science services cover reproducibility, protocols, data, code, funder mandates, repositories, AI, and open-source practice. - Independent check: [ ] Confirmed [ ] Corrected [ ] Insufficient evidence - Reviewer note: ### Practical access and maintenance - First-pass assessment: 9/10 - Rubric question: Help is actionable through consultations, workshops, templates, accessible pages, and current maintenance. - First-pass note: Online and in-person consultations, help desks, quarterly workshops, guides, and practical tools make the support highly actionable. - Independent check: [ ] Confirmed [ ] Corrected [ ] Insufficient evidence - Reviewer note: ## Official evidence checks ### Source 1: UCLA Library research help - Official URL: https://www.library.ucla.edu/help/research-help/ - Dimensions supported: findability, evidence, manuscript, publishing, integrity, access - First-pass observation: The official hub connects consultations, subject specialists, writing tutorials, data services, scholarly communication, publishing, copyright, and open science. - Source still resolves and is institution-owned: [ ] Yes [ ] No - Reviewer note: ### Source 2: UCLA Library systematic review service - Official URL: https://www.library.ucla.edu/help/services-resources/systematic-review-service/ - Dimensions supported: evidence, access - First-pass observation: Researchers can request consultation and use a dedicated guide for rigorous systematic-review methods. - Source still resolves and is institution-owned: [ ] Yes [ ] No - Reviewer note: ### Source 3: UCLA Library open science services - Official URL: https://www.library.ucla.edu/help/services-resources/open-science-services/ - Dimensions supported: publishing, integrity, access - First-pass observation: The service covers open publishing, reproducibility, repositories, protocols, data and code, funder mandates, workshops, and practical research tools. - Source still resolves and is institution-owned: [ ] Yes [ ] No - Reviewer note: ### Source 4: UCLA Library research workshops - Official URL: https://www.library.ucla.edu/help/services-resources/research-workshops/ - Dimensions supported: evidence, manuscript, publishing, integrity, access - First-pass observation: Recent workshops include literature reviews, systematic reviews, citations, preprints, journal selection, open access, and ethical use of AI in research. - Source still resolves and is institution-owned: [ ] Yes [ ] No - Reviewer note: ## Independent outcome - Outcome: [ ] Confirmed [ ] Corrected - Required note: - Official evidence supporting any correction: - Reviewed on (YYYY-MM-DD): Submit the completed packet to team@manusights.com. Manusights verifies proposed corrections against the live official source, records accepted changes in version history, and does not count a review completed by the first-pass reviewer as independent.