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Independent review pendingDataset 2026.08-calibration-3

Check the evidence for University of California-San Diego.

This packet lets a second reviewer independently check the official sources and all six first-pass assessments. It evaluates public discoverability, not institutional prestige, research quality, or the private quality of services.

First pass
2026-08-28
Dimensions
6/6 mapped
Official sources
2

Reviewer declaration

Independence is part of the evidence.

Reviewer name and affiliation: __________________________________

Relevant expertise: ____________________________________________

Conflict with this institution: □ None □ Described below

Conflict note: _________________________________________________

Independence confirmed: □ Yes □ No

Public attribution consent: □ Yes □ No

First-pass summary

UC San Diego's public support is strongest in its deep, connected research-data infrastructure.

Standout signal

Data Nexus provides a campus-level service map for researchers navigating complex data needs.

Clearest opportunity

Apply the same service-map clarity to evidence synthesis, manuscript preparation, and scholarly publishing.

Dimension review

Check the score, note, and evidence boundary.

Confirm only when the note is supported by the cited institution-owned pages. A missing public signal means it was not discoverable in the reviewed evidence, not that the service does not exist.

Findability and navigation

13/15

A researcher can find a coherent support hub, subject expertise, and a clear route to help.

Data support is highly visible, while the broader research-publishing journey is more distributed.

□ Confirmed   □ Corrected   □ Insufficient evidence

Reviewer note: __________________________________________

Literature search and evidence synthesis

12/15

The institution offers practical help with searching, evidence synthesis, citations, and research discovery.

Research and data consultations support discovery and analysis; evidence synthesis is less prominent centrally.

□ Confirmed   □ Corrected   □ Insufficient evidence

Reviewer note: __________________________________________

Manuscript preparation and submission

13/20

Researchers can find guidance for writing, reporting, publication strategy, and preparing work for submission.

Researchers receive workflow and output support, with modest public manuscript-submission guidance.

□ Confirmed   □ Corrected   □ Insufficient evidence

Reviewer note: __________________________________________

Open access, copyright, and publishing

15/20

Public support covers publishing options, open access, rights, repositories, and author-cost questions.

Open access, repositories, copyright, and publication support are available through library programs.

□ Confirmed   □ Corrected   □ Insufficient evidence

Reviewer note: __________________________________________

Integrity, reproducibility, data, and AI

19/20

Researchers can access data-management, reproducibility, research-integrity, and responsible-AI guidance.

Data Nexus and Research IT provide unusually deep planning, storage, computing, security, sharing, and preservation support.

□ Confirmed   □ Corrected   □ Insufficient evidence

Reviewer note: __________________________________________

Practical access and maintenance

9/10

Help is actionable through consultations, workshops, templates, accessible pages, and current maintenance.

Service catalogs and specialist contacts offer clear access routes.

□ Confirmed   □ Corrected   □ Insufficient evidence

Reviewer note: __________________________________________

Official evidence review

Open every source before deciding.

Source 1

UC San Diego Data Nexus services

Open official source ↗

The campus data-services catalog connects consulting, storage, computing, analysis, sharing, and stewardship resources.

Supports: Findability, Evidence, Integrity and data, Access

Source resolves and is institution-owned: □ Yes   □ No

Source 2

UC San Diego research data management

Open official source ↗

Research IT provides lifecycle guidance for data plans, storage, security, collaboration, sharing, and preservation.

Supports: Integrity and data, Publishing

Source resolves and is institution-owned: □ Yes   □ No

Independent outcome

Record a decision that can be audited.

Outcome: □ Confirmed   □ Corrected

Required note: ________________________________________________________________

Official evidence supporting any correction: _______________________________________

Reviewed on (YYYY-MM-DD): __________________

Email completed reviewAttach the completed Markdown or PDF. Manusights verifies corrections before updating the public record.