# The ResearchGate community

At ResearchGate, our mission is to connect the world of science and accelerate scientific progress. It is where a large community of researchers come to share, discuss, and collaborate on research. We rely on our members to help us make sure that ResearchGate always stays useful, relevant, and of a high quality. So that all our members contribute their best work, we've put together some important guidelines.

Our [**Community Guidelines**](https://www.researchgate.net/community-guidelines) outline appropriate behavior on ResearchGate so that every member knows how to keep all their contributions professional and respectful.

Take a look at our [**Q\&A Guidelines**](https://help.researchgate.net/community/q-and-a-guidelines) for specific instructions on asking questions and joining discussions in our Q\&A forum.

We rely on the help of researchers from our network to help us create an environment that is free from inappropriate or abusive content and comments. Please take a look at our guidelines on [Reporting content on ResearchGate](https://help.researchgate.net/reporting-content/how-to-report-content-on-researchgate) to find out how to report different types of content.

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