- There are few empirical studies about how scientists can influence policy and create impact, and yet, how-to literature on this topic abounds.
- The one-size fits all model in much of this how-to literature privileges scientists with time, access, resources and confidence.
- Researchers wishing to make policy impact may spend their time more wisely by reading less how-to articles, and instead clarifying, alongside with their universities, their purpose, goals and available/required resources.
