Abstract
Background
Today, academic social network sites' role in improving the quality of education and how investigators conduct their research has become more critical.
Objective
This study aimed to investigate Iranian health researchers' requirements for academic social network sites from a low-income country perspective.
Methods
This qualitative study with a phenomenological approach was done in 2020. In this study, 23 researchers in the health system were selected by purposive sampling. Semistructured interviews were used to collect data. Data were analyzed by MaxQDA-10 software and the content analysis method.
Results
We identified 2 categories of functional and technical characteristics in the study participants' expectations. Functional characteristics included facilitating communication and team activities, managing scientific publications, enhancing the process of conducting research, being informative, and sharing and trading laboratory materials and equipment. Technical characteristics of an academic social network include user management capabilities, high security and privacy, being user-friendly, and other technical features.
Conclusions
Health researchers emphasized 2 functional and technical characteristics required to meet academic social network sites' expectations.
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