The TRIM Framework (Trustworthiness Research Index Methodology) is a systematic, reproducibility-centered meta-research framework designed to evaluate scientific fields across five critical pillars:
- Methods
- Reporting Transparency
- Reproducibility
- Bias Evaluation
- Incentives
Central to TRIM is the Trustworthiness Index (TI), a normalized 10-point reproducibility-weighted scoring system.
TRIM_TI_Scoring_Model.ipynb— Example Python notebook for computing TI scoresTRIM_Pillar_Feature_Extraction.py— Scripts for extracting Methods, Reporting, Bias, Reproducibility, Incentive indicatorsTRIM_Audit_Flowchart.tex- Overleaf-ready LaTeX templateTRIM_Certificate_Template.tex— Overleaf-ready LaTeX template for TRIM Trustworthiness CertificatesTRIM_Audit_Flowchart.tikz— TikZ source code for the TRIM-AI operational pipelineTRIM_Example_Paper_Evaluation.pdf— Full audit report and certificate example
This work is protected under international copyright. Use of the TRIM Framework requires attribution to:
- Antonios Valamontes (Kapodistrian Academy of Science)
- Dr. Ioannis Adamopoulos (University of West Attica, Hellenic Open University)
If you use the TRIM Framework, please cite:
Adamopoulos, I., & Valamontes, A. (2025). Trustworthiness Research Index Methodology (TRIM) Framework and Audit System. Zenodo. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15296272
- Dr. Ioannis Adamopoulos: [email protected]
- Antonios Valamontes: [email protected]
TRIM Framework v1.0 — April 2025