International Journal of Health Policy and Management

International Journal of Health Policy and Management

Reinforcing the Research Coproduction Impact Pathway: A Response to Recent Commentaries

Document Type : Correspondence

Authors
Chris McCutcheon 1
Ian D. Graham 2
Anita Kothari 3
Jo Rycroft-Malone 4
1 Centre for Practice-Changing Research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
2 School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
3 School of Health Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
4 Faculty of Health and Medicine, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
10.34172/ijhpm.9302
Keywords
Research Coproduction
Integrated Knowledge Translation
Implementation

Background

 

Last year we published an editorial as an addendum to our book, Research Coproduction in Healthcare,1,2 which led to six thought provoking commentaries.3-8 These authors challenged us to reflect critically on our positions and embrace different perspectives, and we have tried to do so in this response. ...(Read more...)

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  2. Graham ID, Rycroft-Malone J, Kothari A, McCutcheon C. Research Coproduction in Healthcare. 1st ed. Chichester, West Sussex: John Wiley & Sons; 2022.
  3. Ramage ER, Bicknell E, Chamberlain S, Parsons B, Said CM, Lynch EA. Research coproduction: how can coproduction teams increase traffic on the pathway to impact? Comment on  “Research coproduction: an underused pathway to impact.” Int J Health Policy Manag. 2024;13:8804. doi:34172/ijhpm.8804
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  6. Masterson D, Laidlaw L. A co-production values and principles compass to guide along the underused pathway: Comment on "Research coproduction: an underused pathway to impact.” Int J Health Policy Manag. 2024;13:8835. doi:34172/ijhpm.8835
  7. Conte KP, Zapata M. The equity imperative: transforming research coproduction for impact: Comment on "Research coproduction: an underused pathway to impact.” Int J Health Policy Manag. 2025;14:8875. doi:34172/ijhpm.8875
  8. Estabrooks CA. Reflections on co-production as a mode of knowledge production: Comment on "Research coproduction: an underused pathway to impact.” Int J Health Policy Manag. 2025;14:8909. doi:34172/ijhpm.8909
  9. Bandola-Gill J, Arthur M, Leng RI. What is co-production? Conceptualising and understanding co-production of knowledge and policy across different theoretical perspectives. Evid Policy. 2023;19(2):275-298. doi:1332/174426421x16420955772641
  10. Kothari A, Holmes BJ, Lang I, McCutcheon C, Comer L, Graham ID. It is time to acknowledge and act on the importance of power in integrated knowledge translation. Health Res Policy Syst. 2025;23(1):78. doi:1186/s12961-025-01353-5
  11. Federation of International Association for Public Participation. IAP2 Spectrum of Public Participation. International Association for Public Participation; 2024. https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.iap2.org/resource/resmgr/pillars/iap2_spectrum_202.
International Journal of Health Policy and Management
Volume 14, Issue 1
2025
Pages 1-2

  • Received Date 28 June 2025
  • Revised Date 02 July 2025
  • Accepted Date 08 July 2025
  • First Published Date 09 July 2025
  • Published Date 01 December 2025