Good Research Practice
Lesson overview
Description
This lesson introduces the core of Good Research Practice (GRP) in Sweden, based on Good Research Practice (‘God forskningssed’, VR, 2024) and the European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity (ALLEA, 2023). It’s a practical starting point for understanding the principles that make research trustworthy.
The lesson emphasizes how responsible research practices and transparency, as promoted in Open Science, go hand in hand. GRPs such as proper documentation, honest reporting, and ethical collaboration support reproducibility, sharing, and trust in science.
Prerequisites
To follow this course, learners should have knowledge of:
1. Basic principles of scientific research and methodology
2. Familiarity with academic writing and reporting conventions
Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this lesson, students will be able to:
1. Explain ethical principles and legal frameworks governing research in Sweden
2. Apply Good Research Practice principles (e.g. documentation, reporting, and collaboration) throughout the research process
3. Recognize how transparency and openness in research contribute to reproducibility, sharing, and trust in science
Target Audience: Researchers, undergraduate students, postgraduate students, etc…
Level: Beginner
License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Authors
Contributors
Citing this lesson
Please cite as:
- Ineke Luijten (2025) Good Research Practice.
Development acknowledgements
This lesson draws upon material compiled from the sources cited throughout. An initial synthesis of the content was produced with the assistance of ChatGPT (OpenAI, 2025) to identify key themes and insights. This synthesis was subsequently reviewed and rewritten by Ineke Luijten, with additional refinements contributed by Kristen Schroeder, Yvonne Kallberg, and Markus Englund.
The course website was developed by Ineke Luijten following the ELIXIR Training Lesson Template:
Geert van Geest, Elin Kronander, Jose Alejandro Romero Herrera, Nadja Žlender & Alexia Cardona (2023). The ELIXIR Training Lesson Template – Developing Training Together (v1.0.0-alpha). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7913092.