فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

Objectives Research activities are one of the main factors of knowledge production. The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the barriers to research from Zanjan University of Medical Sciences academic staff ' point of view in 2022. Methods In the form of a cross-sectional descriptive study, a two-part questionnaire (the first part containing general questions and the second part containing 22 questions in the field of research barriers) was distributed among 104 people from Zanjan University of Medical Sciences in November 2022. In each faculty, people were randomly selected from the list of professors that was prepared by the education deputy. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, chi-square test and Fisher's exact test at p<0.05. Results The average age and experience of the participants were 37.74 ± 8.56 and 7.16 ± 7.30, respectively. 54.8% of the participants were male, 58.7% were committed to service and 78.8% were assistant professors. Lack of materials and equipment that do not exist in Iran and must be purchased in foreign currency, failure to provide suitable funds for researchers, and lack of coordination and cooperation between different faculties of the university to conduct joint research were mentioned by the professors as the most important barriers to research. There was a relationship between the scientific rank of the professors and their opinions about the materials and equipment needed for research (p<0.001). The employment status of the professors was significantly related with their opinions about lack of suitable funds (p=0.025). Conclusion It seems necessary to review the approval process and research budgets, establish communication between different faculties of the university, hold workshops on statistics and research methods, and facilitate the approval process of research projects to remove barriers to research.