Survey study of research integrity officers' perceptions of research practices associated with instances of research misconduct.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research on research integrity has tended to focus on frequency of research misconduct and factors that might induce someone to commit research misconduct. A definitive answer to the first question has been elusive, but it remains clear that any research misconduct is too much. Answers to the second question are so diverse, it might be productive to ask a different question: What about how research is done allows research misconduct to occur?

Methods

With that question in mind, research integrity officers (RIOs) of the 62 members of the American Association of Universities were invited to complete a brief survey about their most recent instance of a finding of research misconduct. Respondents were asked whether one or more good practices of research (e.g., opennes

SUBMITTER: Kalichman M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7731550 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature