About this Research Topic
Research on research integrity, research ethics, and Open Science has emphasized the crucial role of supervisors and research leaders in fostering a responsible and ethical research culture. Various pilots, policies, tools, training, models and creative approaches have been proposed to equip supervisors and research leaders to this task. Yet it is less clear how to evaluate, assess, or recognise whether supervisors and research leaders were successful in promoting responsible research, and how these various approaches may work differently depending on the setting.
This Research Topic solicits contributions that address evaluation and promotion of responsible supervision and leadership. How can supervisors be examined for whether they instil a climate characterized by integrity in their group or one-on-one supervisions? Which programs have been rolled out by research management or research integrity officers to promote responsible leadership? How does a research organization assess whether research leadership is committed to an ethical research culture? What is appropriate incentivising of the promotion of responsible supervision? Which approaches may work in which settings, and how does scalability play a role? Which approaches would be useful in sharing best practices and capacity building?
Contributions can be empirical (describing methods and (pilot-)studies and using both quantitative as well as qualitative methods) as well as conceptual (analyzing what would be desirable and what would not, or detailing new models). The Research Topic seeks to bring together diverse, international perspectives and experiences with evaluating and promoting responsible supervision and leadership in the context of research integrity, research ethics, and Open Science.
This Research Topic solicits contributions that address evaluation and promotion of responsible supervision and leadership. How can supervisors be examined for whether they instil a climate characterized by integrity in their group or one-on-one supervisions? Which programs have been rolled out by research management or research integrity officers to promote responsible leadership? How does a research organization assess whether research leadership is committed to an ethical research culture? What is appropriate incentivising of the promotion of responsible supervision? Which approaches may work in which settings, and how does scalability play a role? Which approaches would be useful in sharing best practices and capacity building?
Contributions can be empirical (describing methods and (pilot-)studies and using both quantitative as well as qualitative methods) as well as conceptual (analyzing what would be desirable and what would not, or detailing new models). The Research Topic seeks to bring together diverse, international perspectives and experiences with evaluating and promoting responsible supervision and leadership in the context of research integrity, research ethics, and Open Science.
Keywords: Mentoring, Supervision, Leadership, Responsible Conduct of Research, Research Integrity, Research Ethics, Open Science
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