Research Culture

Digital solutions for data sharing, communication and publication have changed how researchers collaborate and disseminate their research. How has research and researchers adapted to these developments?

This collection brings together different strands of scholarship on research culture and practice. The articles consider issues such as how do researchers collaborate, share and manage data, and what the ethical issues involved in this? How are peer-review practices evolving in different disciplines? What is the role of various metrics in research dissemination? How should research assessment change to keep pace with the changing landscape of possibilities for dissemination and engagement of research? How do the public engage with research? What is the impact of COVID on how research is conducted and communicated, and how are the pandemic and the ‘pivot’ to digital shaping the scholarly community?

Encompassing articles from different disciplines and research from around the world, this collection spotlights the latest developments in research culture in today’s digital world. Potential topics include but are not limited to:

• ‘Research on Research’
• Bibliometrics and altmetrics
• Openness of research
• Collaboration and data sharing
• Data management
• Equity, diversity and inclusion
• Impact of COVID on research and researchers
• Research funding
• Research assessment
• Training, incentivizing and evaluating researchers
• Research policy
• Public engagement with research