Dissemination

Dissemination

Dissemination is a way of sharing the findings of your research with expertise in the area, concerned partners and stakeholders, and the population. By way of dissemination, a scientific finding can be known to people who can make use of it and thus optimize the benefits of the research findings.

Dissemination of research findings can be initiated early to keep the stakeholders informed of the research development, to get ideas and advice, and to involve them in the research field. However, engaging stakeholders early in research could come with the risk of intellectual property theft. To avoid such risks and to encourage researchers to openly share their findings regulations for protection of intellectual property theft should be placed and followed.

The dissemination can be through peer-reviewed scientific articles, popular science articles to involve and inform the general population, different Professional academic social networks such as LinkedIn, ResearchGate, and Academia.edu, and more. It is important to adjust the format of the dissemination should be adjusted to the target population.