Reuse of Research Data in Iran: Elements and Requirements

This paper attempts to identify the elements and requirements for reuse of research data among researchers in Iran.

The present study is qualitative research. This research was carried out in two stages. At first, Initial elements were extracted by reviewing and analyzing the content of the texts, but due to the fact that the extracted factors were not native, we were used of the semi-structured interview. The statistical population in the first stage includes articles about reuse in PubMed, Scopus, Science direct and ProQuest databases. The statistical population of the second phase was researchers who were familiar with the reuse of research data. Using targeted sampling, the interviews began, then continued using the snowball strategy and sampling based on the introduction of the contributor. The data gathering tool was a semi-structured interview then data were analyzed by MaxQDA software.

As a result of analyzing the content of the literature and interviews, the main elements of reuse of research data were identified in three main dimensions: human factors, organizational factors and infrastructures.

The components of each dimension were identified and, at the end, suggestions were made to reuse existing data.