"Towards Responsible Publishing" - Thematic analysis codebook

Research Consulting and the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) were commissioned to determine to what extent the vision, mission and objectives set out in the TRP proposal serve the needs of the global research community. Through a consultative approach, we sought to assess whether there is appetite for the type of change proposed by cOAlition S in the TRP proposal. In addition, we aimed to understand how the ‘Towards Responsible Publishing’ proposal may be modified or refined to ensure it resonates with the research community and sees broad adoption; identify any showstoppers or unintended consequences and propose proactive measures to mitigate them, ensuring successful implementation; and ascertain whether the existing scholaly communication infrastructure can support this proposal and if not, identify where research funders can strengthen the infrastructure.

As part of the consultation, we developed a codebook to support the thematic analysis of the initial feedback survey and focus group transcripts. This deposit provides a list of codes developed as part of this analysis.

Please note: This codebook has been developed through a process of inductive thematic coding. Inductive coding involves generating codes from the data itself to allow patterns and themes to emerge from the real data. As a result, this codebook includes statements that may be contradictory or appear to support conflicting worldviews. This arises from the need to map the contents of the data and discussions held, which included stakeholders with different drivers and viewpoints. Thematic codes are presented alphabetically and their order is not indicative of importance or frequency.

Disclaimer: Please note that the thematic codes included in the codebook do not represent the views or opinions of the authors.