Forschungsmethodische

Forschungsmethodische is an adjective used in German to denote elements related to the methods of scientific research. It is the attributive form associated with forschungsmethodisch and is placed before nouns, as in forschungsmethodische Grundlagen (foundations of research methodology) or forschungsmethodische Überlegungen (research-methodological considerations).

The term appears across disciplines that rely on systematic inquiry, including the social sciences, natural sciences, and humanities. It describes aspects such as study design, choice of methods, data collection and analysis, sampling, validity and reliability, and ethical considerations. The emphasis is on the methodological framework that guides how research questions are translated into evidence, rather than on substantive results.

Forschungsmethodische discussions are common in curricula, project proposals, and scholarly articles to signal a focus on the methods and processes of research. In English-language use, the closest equivalents are "research methodology" or "methodological aspects of research" rather than a direct translation of the compound adjective.