Kerman University of Medical Sciences International Journal of Health Policy and Management 2322-5939 14 1 2025 12 01 The Equity Imperative: Transforming Research Coproduction for Impact; Comment on “Research Coproduction: An Underused Pathway to Impact” 1 4 4693 10.34172/ijhpm.8875 EN Kathleen P. Conte OHSU-PSU School of Public Health, Portland State University, Portland, OR, USA Homelessness Research and Action Collaborative, Portland State University, Portland, OR, USA 0000-0002-5429-429X Marisa Zapata Homelessness Research and Action Collaborative, Portland State University, Portland, OR, USA Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning, Portland State University, Portland, OR, USA 0000-0002-7135-7459 Journal Article 2024 10 29 <span class="fontstyle0">Coproduction is not a new idea in implementation research, health research, or research in general. There is substantial scholarship that establishes its importance and provides guidance and examples for adoption. Given this, why do editorials like Rycroft-Malone and colleagues’ recent paper, “Research Coproduction: An Underused Pathway to Impact,” continue to be published, and also, necessary? In this commentary, we discuss the importance of equity—not equality—as the underlying paradigm of coproduction research. We argue that it is the incomplete understanding and adoption of this equity paradigm by researchers and their institutions that inhibit coproduction from being fully realized and thus, impactful. We offer examples of what such a paradigm shift might look like, including futures thinking that yields difficult questions that must be addressed to dismantle systemic barriers to power redistribution.</span> https://www.ijhpm.com/article_4693_1feb4cdda5aafe2a48cbe27544cd8e4b.pdf