Transparency in design science research

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Contributors

  • Alan R. Hevner - , University of South Florida (Author)
  • Jeffrey Parsons - , Memorial University of Newfoundland (Author)
  • Alfred Benedikt Brendel - , Business Information Systems, esp. Intelligent Systems and Services (Author)
  • Roman Lukyanenko - , University of Virginia (Author)
  • Verena Tiefenbeck - , Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (Author)
  • Monica Chiarini Tremblay - , College of William and Mary (Author)
  • Jan vom Brocke - , University of Münster (Author)

Abstract

Research transparency promotes openness and trust in the process, evidence, contributions, and implications of scientific inquiry. Information Systems (IS), as a pluralistic research community, must address transparency in relation to its use of multiple research methods appropriate to complex socio-technical contexts and challenging research questions. This commentary presents a set of important transparency challenges and actionable guidance for the Design Science Research (DSR) community. We propose a DSR Transparency Framework containing six forms of transparency: process, problem space, solution space, build, evaluation, and contribution. For each, we discuss challenges with guidance to achieve effective DSR transparency throughout the publication process.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article number114236
JournalDecision Support Systems
Volume182
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2024
Peer-reviewedYes