Kamani Perera
Kamani Perera has gained 30+ years professional experience
as a Librarian and obtained merit pass for master degree in
information management (MIM) from University of
Colombo, Sri Lanka. She is a visiting lecturer to Sri Lankan
universities in the field of information science and research
methodology and published over 100 research papers
nationally and internationally; travelled extensively in Asia,
America and Europe.
She was a member of many cultural organizations in the
world and contributed in International Advisory Boards, Editorial Boards and Review
Committees.
She is presently working as Manager – Research and Development in Chartered Institute
of Personnel Management (CIPM), Sri Lanka.
Session
Questionable research practices (QRPs), such as inappropriate authorship acknowledgement, lack of transparency in data reporting, and problems in verifying research outputs, bearing significant challenges to research integrity and scholarly communication. In recent years, Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) have emerged as an important digital infrastructure for improving transparency, accountability, and traceability in research ecosystems. Systems such as ORCID, Crossref, and DataCite allow researchers, publications, datasets, and institutions to be uniquely and persistently identified across digital platforms. By connecting research outputs with their creators and associated metadata, PIDs help reduce ambiguity in authorship, strengthen citation practices, and support responsible research assessment. In this research study, it is identified how PIDs can contribute to reducing questionable research practices by enhancing transparency in scholarly communication. Further, it reveals how the adoption of PIDs can support research integrity initiatives, mainly in developing research systems where monitoring and tracking research outputs remain challenging.