UK universities compliance with the Concordat to Support Research Integrity: findings from cross-sectional time-series.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Concordat to Support Research Integrity published in 2012 recommends that UK research institutions should provide a named point of contact to receive concerns about research integrity (RI). The Concordat also requires institutions to publish annual RI statements.

Objective

To see whether contact information for a staff member responsible for RI was readily available from UK university websites and to see how many universities published annual RI statements.

Methods

UK university websites were searched in mid-2012, mid-2014 and mid-2018. The availability of contact details for RI inquiries, other information about RI and, specifically, an annual RI statement, was recorded.

Results

The proportion of UK universities publishing an email addres

SUBMITTER: Wager E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6640619 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature