Editorial: Evaluating supervision and research leadership in promoting responsible research

This editorial provides an overview of the contributions to the Research Topic, placing them within the broader research context. It also reflects critically on their implications, limitations, and potential directions for future research. The four contributions in this Research Topic are recent advances in measuring, conceptualizing, and implementing responsible supervision and leadership within research environments to foster responsible research. They range from psychometric assessment to conceptual frameworks, practical roadmaps, and normative reflections—clarifying what responsible leadership looks like, how to evaluate it, and what enables it to flourish.