Table 1 The six stages of the research prioritisation process.
Stages | Tasks | Number of researchers involved |
|---|---|---|
1. Online survey (May 2019) | Identification of 10 most important research questions by each participant. Commenting on the area of research interest by each participant. First grouping of research questions into research themes on the basis of the survey results. | Survey sent to 30 researchers, who were asked to circulate it to their networks as well 19 answers received |
2. Deliberative workshop in UK (June 2019) | Short presentations of the research history of the participants. Prioritisation of the research questions. Collective discussion on the definition of the area of research interest. | 18 researchers |
3. Rewording of priority research questions and classification of research themes (July, August 2019) | Rewording and clarification of the prioritised research questions. Drafting a text on the definition of the area of research interest. | Two lead authors |
4. Deliberative workshop in Finland (September 2019) | Short presentations of the research history of the participants. Further iteration of the priority research questions. Discussion on the draft text describing the area of research interest. | 16 researchers |
5. Refinement of research questions and themes | Further refinement of the prioritised research questions and research themes. | Two lead authors |
6. Collaborative writing | Two lead authors produced the first manuscript to which the other authors contributed. The revisions to the text were made by the two lead authors, and then discussed, refined, and approved by the others. | 30 researchers |
