Research Quality Improvement

Improving research quality
step by step.

Scientific research is one way to understand our world and make informed decisions on many important things, such as environmental protection or human health. However, research is done by humans — researchers, who are embedded in the overall system of evaluation, publishing, and funding of research. Consequently, research quality is often lower than it should be.

Luckily, we can improve research quality in many ways. We created this website to help you in doing this — as a researcher, funder, publisher, or research institution.

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Solutions that make a difference.

PRIMARY SOLUTIONS

practices applied by researchers

Pre-registration Registered Reports Open data / FAIR data Evidence synthesis prior to research Preprints Stakeholder involvement

SECONDARY SOLUTIONS

measures to support primary solutions

Set-up and fund pre-registration repositories. Develop pre-registration templates/guidelines. Expert teams to support registration. Pre-registration policies. Training for stakeholder engagement. Require stakeholder involvement for funding. Special journals for stakeholder inclusion. Open data / open software policies. Data & software stewards. Open data repositories. Fund Registered Reports research. Introduce Registered Reports as article type. Pre-registration badges.

Everyone in the research ecosystem matters.

REGULATORS
Organizations that set and enforce policies and standards to ensure research is conducted ethically, safely, and in compliance with legal requirements.
FUNDERS
Entities that provide financial support for research projects, often guiding priorities and expectations through grant requirements.
PUBLISHERS
Organizations that disseminate research outputs through journals, books, and platforms, overseeing peer review and maintaining the scholarly record.
INSTITUTIONS
Universities, research centers, or organizations where research is carried out, providing infrastructure, oversight, and support for researchers.
LIBRARIANS
Professionals who manage research information resources, support data management, and help researchers access, organize, and preserve scholarly materials.