Conducting online web-based surveys at the time of COVID-19 pandemic: A short report

Web-based survey emerged as an important research methodology in the past two decades, its use further increasing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Need for quick data collection and information processing during coronavirus outbreak and stringent conditions of social distancing and lockdown significantly affected research culture. Several researchers turning toward safer, rapid, and reliable research methodology and adopting web-based surveys as a research tool, it is pertinent to be mindful of various technical and ethical aspects, effective use, and limitations of web-based surveys to uphold the standard of research work.