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Traditional CV templates do not include sections that reflect the full breadth of a researcher’s scholarship, and length constraints may not allow alternative publication formats (the so called ‘Grey Literature’) to be detailed in full. The Grey CV allows added flexibility in the forms of scholarship that can be documented, as well as allowing elaboration of how non-traditional forms of scholarship contribute to a researcher’s productivity and impact in their field.

To reduce duplication, traditional forms of scholarship (e.g., journal articles, conference presentations) are not included in the Grey CV, except as they pertain to ‘grey literature’ such as preprints, open access data repositories, and freely viewable web videos.

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I created my Grey CV in response to an official rule that no grey literature could be included in official publication and citation counts during a submission process in 2022. By shifting the Grey-lit items to a supplementary document, I was able to include the fully itemized list as a supplement, and provide evidence of the impact of my non-traditional scholarship, albeit outside the body of the main CV.

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The following sections describe design features of a Grey CV that can make it a useful supplement to your standard CV.

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You can include small 'explainer' sections in your grey CV to describe what kind of content different sections include, and how those content types are important to scholarship in your field. This is especially important in contexts where your employer may have a one-size-fits-all approach to what content is or is not allowed in you main CV - for example, during the process of review for promotion and tenure.

Some members of the tenure panel might not be familiar with all of the forms of new scholarship you are involved in so you can elaborate more in a Grey CV.

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You can add sections relevant to your own scholarship even if they are not considered 'publications' in a traditional CV.

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Since the idea of a Grey CV is to act as a supplement to your official CV, you can make it as long as you like.

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Depending on the item being documented, different metrics might be more or less appropriate. A grey CV can contain whichever metrics are relevent for documenting the impact of different items, as they may be hosted on different platforms.

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This example shows a section added to my main CV, where the Grey CV provides documentary evidence for this summary. The itemized listing in the Grey CV simplifies item counts and helps document pathways to impact.

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The flexible format and inclusion of explainers make the Grey CV a useful strategy for documenting your non-traditional scholarly outputs in a supplement to your main CV.

Looking for an example?
My first Grey CV is linked below (PDF)

Looking for an editable template?
An editable doc is with example items is linked below (word format)

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A Grey CV can help you to get credit for all your scholarship - even if it's outside the body of your main CV.

👉 A Grey CV explains itself
👉 A Grey CV is flexible
👉 A Grey CV has no page limit
👉 A Grey CV can contain mixed metrics

You can use this strategy to make sure your work is documented, and explain how it is relevant, in ways that make sense to your readers.
👉 A Grey CV acts as a supplement

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Web Content by Suzy J Styles DMC Open
Sept 2022