Rigorous scientific practice relies on the tenet of transparency. However, despite regular transparency in areas such as data availability and methodological practice, the influence of personal and professional values in research design and dissemination is often not disclosed or discussed in conservation science. Conservation scientists are increasingly driven to work in collaboration with communities where their work takes place, which raises important questions about the research process, especially as the field remains largely represented by a Western scientific worldview. The process of reflexivity, and the creation of positionality statements as one form of a reflexive practice, is an important component of transparency, rigor, and best practice in contemporary conservation science. In our own professional practices, however, we have found that guidance on how to produce positionality statements and maintain reflexivity throughout the lifecycle of research is too often lacking. In response, we build on existing literature and our own experience to offer a primer as a starting point to the practice of reflexivity. Rather than being prescriptive, we seek to demonstrate flexible approaches that researchers may consider when communicating reflexive practice to enhance research transparency. We explore the challenges and potential pitfalls in a reflexive practice and offer considerations and advice based on our collective professional experience.

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保护科学中反身性实践的入门书


严格的科学实践依赖于透明的原则。然而，尽管在数据可用性和方法实践等领域经常保持透明，但个人和专业价值观在研究设计和传播中的影响在保护科学中往往没有被披露或讨论。保护科学家越来越多地被驱使与他们工作所在的社区合作，这引发了关于研究过程的重要问题，尤其是在该领域主要由西方科学世界观代表的情况下。反身性的过程，以及作为反身实践的一种形式的位置性陈述的创建，是当代保护科学透明度、严谨性和最佳实践的重要组成部分。然而，在我们自己的专业实践中，我们发现，在整个研究生命周期中，如何产生立场陈述和保持反身性的指导往往是缺乏的。作为回应，我们以现有文献和我们自己的经验为基础，提供一本入门书，作为反身性实践的起点。我们不是规定性的，而是试图展示研究人员在交流反身实践以提高研究透明度时可以考虑的灵活方法。我们探索反思性实践中的挑战和潜在陷阱，并根据我们的集体专业经验提供考虑因素和建议。