The Canadian Community of Practice was established in 2023. It is supported by university libraries and offers, among other things, regular meetings and workshops, a reading group on bibliometric literature, a major annual conference, and an email mailing list.
The "Swiss Year of Scientometrics" is a thematic event series, sponsored by the ETH Zurich Library in collaboration with swissuniversities, dedicated to the responsible use of scientometric methods. Regularly invited lectures are held, commented on a blog, and subsequently made available online.
The LIS-Bibliometrics Community is primarily comprised of British bibliometrics practitioners from the academic world. The community operates the popular blog "The Bibliomagician" and a mailing list, publishes standards and best-practice guidelines on responsible metrics, and organizes an annual conference. As a community of practice in applied bibliometrics, the group is a pioneer.
NORMS, the "International Network of Research Management Societies", connects professional societies and associations of research managers worldwide. The Research Evaluation Group, a working group within INORMS, provides practical tools (e.g., the SCOPE framework) for research evaluation, trains decision-makers, and offers formats for exchange and continuing education.
REACH is a new US-based community led by research managers. It focuses on advancing research analytics, the use of data-driven decision-making and artificial intelligence, and responsible research assessment practices.