IP4OS Best Practices Survey Dataset

This dataset contains anonymised survey responses collected via REDCap for a study on best practices in IP and OS research. The dataset includes fully de-identified responses and a data dictionary describing all variables and coding used in the survey.File Contents:- K8IP4OS_Survey_Responses.csv – De-identified survey responses in comma-separated format.- K8IP4OSBestPracticesSurvey_DataDictionary_2025-06-23.csv – REDCap data dictionary listing variable names, labels, field types, and coding schemes.- README.txtDe-identification Measures Taken: The following steps were taken to protect participant anonymity:- All fields tagged as identifiers in the REDCap data dictionary were removed.- The Record ID field was hashed to prevent linkability.- Free-text fields not validated (e.g. open-ended text boxes) and essay-style fields were removed.- All date and datetime fields were removed.- Survey completion timestamps were also removed.- One variable (follow_up_email) that included identifiable information was manually removed.