فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

BACKGROUND: International research collaboration (IRC) is known as one of the important indicatorsof productivity, efficiency, and validity of universities in the world. In other words, IRC is necessaryfor the scientific trade‑off between researchers in international scientific societies. The study aimedto address the experiences of an academic researcher about factors related to IRC.MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present study was conducted using a qualitative approachand conventional content analysis method. The participants consisted of 19 experienced facultymembers and researchers from Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, who were selected basedon the purposive and snowball sampling techniques. Data were collected through semi‑structuredinterviews and were analyzed using the content analysis technique. Guba and Lincoln’s evaluativecriteria, including credibility, confirmability, dependability, and transferability, were applied to evaluatethe trustworthiness of the study.RESULTS: According to the research findings, factors of “personal skills,” “personality,” “professionalposition,” and “scientific activities” under the category of personal factors; “rules and regulations”and “equipment and facilities” under the organizational factors; and “domestic policies” and “foreignpolicies” were identified under the government factors category.CONCLUSION: Research collaborations are influenced by individual, intra‑academic, andextra‑academic factors; thus, research policymakers can help further to enhance the quantity andquality of scientific output and promote the university’s placing in international rankings throughproviding conditions that enable international interactions.