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NAVIGATING ETHICS IN RESEARCH EVALUATION: TOWARDS A FRAMEWORK FOR RESPONSIBLE ASSESSMENT

ABSTRACT

The area of research evaluation encompasses the process of evaluating the quality of research and the influence it has at different stages during the journey of research. Depending on the nature of the review and the goals that it seeks to accomplish, the techniques and criteria that are used to evaluate research might be different. The techniques that educational institutions and research bodies use are influenced by the various evaluation methodologies employed by these organisations. However, there are hurdles to overcome in the process of evaluating research, notably with regard to peer review and the dependence on metrics based on citations, which has led to demands for responsible utilisation of metrics. The purpose of this study is to argue for ethical theories that contain research evaluation. It also proposes the development of research evaluation ethics, which is an intersection between research ethics and evaluation ethics. Within the framework of the research review, the crucial ethical theories of virtue ethics, deontological ethics, and consequentialist ethics are being investigated. These ideas are at the heart of this investigation. The purpose of this endeavour is to argue for an ethical stance that incorporates both deontological and consequentialist ideas, with the ’common good’ serving as a possible basis for research assessment methodologies. An strategy that is a combination of several methods is advocated for the purpose of constructing a framework for research assessment ethics and navigating ethical difficulties in research

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