Friday, September 21, 2012

Issues in research integrity: deciding what is mine, yours, and ours

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22920778


 2012 Sep;26(5):370-3.

Issues in research integrity: deciding what is mine, yours, and ours.



The Department of Health & Human Service (DHHS) Office of Extramural Research (2012) defines research integrity as including “the use of honest and verifiable methods in proposing, performing, and evaluating research; reporting research results with particular attention to adherence to rules, regulations, and guidelines; and following commonly accepted professional codes or norms.” So important is this content to the National Institutes of Health that in 2009 it began specifying the scope of instruction in research integrity that institutions receiving federal funds are required to provide. Such instruction is required to be given in both formal (classroom) and informal (practical and experiential) ways throughout any research training program that is funded by the DHHS. Although the content for the training is not prescriptive, several topics are noted to be included in most plans deemed acceptable to the DHHS and its funding agencies (Box).

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