This paper discusses the impact of information quality on research. This paper presents a theoretical discussion supported by reference to relevant, prior research. It shows that good information quality is paramount for good research. Further, this paper is valuable to both researchers and research users, because it will raise awareness about the potential for information quality to affect the value of research. This introduction describes the salient aspects presented in the paper, including the importance of good quality information to organisations and explains the objective of the paper and the value that this paper offers. The paper shows that information quality is a critical determinant of research success, as measured by the creation of new knowledge. Thus, information quality fundamentally impacts research. Low quality information will guarantee low quality research. Even though it is known that information quality has a huge impact on research, the literature explains that low quality information is evident in the research community. Reasons for the existence of low quality information as well as proposed solutions to this problem were provided in the paper.