Researchers' Perceptions of a Responsible Research Climate: A Multi Focus Group Study.

ABSTRACT: The research climate plays a key role in fostering integrity in research. However, little is known about what constitutes a responsible research climate. We investigated academic researchers' perceptions on this through focus group interviews. We recruited researchers from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and the Amsterdam University Medical Center to participate in focus group discussions that consisted of researchers from similar academic ranks and disciplinary fields. We asked participants to reflect on the characteristics of a responsible research climate, the barriers they perceived and which interventions they thought fruitful to improve the research climate. Discussions were recorded and transcribed at verbatim. We used inductive content analysis to analyse the focus group transcrip

SUBMITTER: Haven T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7755866 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature