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Dr Donnelly wants to publish a paper on the basis of her research conducted for and funded by a private company. The company agrees, but asks not to be mentioned in the paper. The case study asks whether the researcher should agree to this condition. +
Professor O'Meare published a translation of a previously unknown manuscript, but it is later brought to her attention that her claims (presented in the introduction) about the historical circumstances surrounding the manuscript and its potential influence are likely untrue. The case study asks what Professor O'Meara should do in this situation. +
Three researchers put forth an equal amount of effort on a research project resulting in a dispute over who the primary author should be. +
The case studies in the Research Integrity Club present short integrity dilemmas.
In each case, an animation illustrates the dilemma, followed by a poll and a guided discussion. +
A paper was given the chance for correction, following detection of errors in data coding and therefore in results. Such mistakes often mean that papers are retracted. This is a factual case. +
Yüz yüze ya da konferans görüşmesi şeklinde gerçekleştirilecek olan katılımlı oturumlarda, eğitim alan diğer katılımcılar ve eğitmenlerinizle birlikte olacaksınız. Bu oturumlarda online derslerin içeriği üzerine yorumlamalarda bulunacak ve bu derslerde edindiğiniz bilgileri, eğitmen(ler) tarafından yönlendirilecek olan grup alıştırmaları esnasında uygulamayla birleştireceksiniz.
Alıştırmalar sırasında kendi deneyimleriniz üzerine fikir yürütmeye yönlendirilecek ve, diğer katılımcılarla diyalog halinde, (gerçek) ahlaki ikilemler ile ilgili ahlaki değerlendirmeler yapacak ve bu ikilemlere karşılık olarak erdemli yanıtlar geliştireceksiniz.
Ayrıca, eğitmen olarak rolünüze, her bir alıştırmanın didaktiğine ve bunları kendi çalışma ortamınızda nasıl öğreteceğinize odaklanarak başkalarında aynı yorumlama ve fikir yürütme süreçlerini nasıl geliştireceğinizi öğreneceksiniz. +
İlk oturumlarda temel hedef, karma öğrenme programının yüz yüze/ katılımlı bölümünü oluşturan beş alıştırmaya ilişkin bilgiler vermek ve eğitimi alan kişileri bu alıştırmaları kolaylaştırıcı olarak yönetmeye hazırlamaktır.
Bu oturumlara katılan kişiler:
1- Alıştırmaları kullanarak kendi uygulamaları üzerine fikir yürütmeyi ve yorumlamalarda bulunmayı öğreneceklerdir.
2- Her bir alıştırma için belirlenen öğrenme hedeflerini gerçekleştireceklerdir.
3- Alıştırmaları kolaylaştırıcı olarak yönetmenin nasıl bir şey olduğu konusunda fikir sahibi olacaklardır.
4- Alıştırmaları kolaylaştırıcı olarak yönetebilmek için yapmaları ya da öğrenmeleri gereken şeyler üzerine fikir yürüteceklerdir. +
This textbook is a guide to RCR in the global cotext. It contains guidelines on responsible research, addressing a wide spectrum of issues related to research responsibility while using examples from different disciplines. +
Draft 5th national science, technology, and innovation policy for public consultation (2020), Department of Science and Technology, Government of India +
The Draft 5th National Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy (2020) by India’s Department of Science and Technology positions open science and open access as defaults, guided by the principle of being “as open as possible, as closed as necessary,” while balancing ethics, privacy, intellectual property, and security. It links openness to research quality, reproducibility, translation speed, and equitable access, particularly for under-resourced communities. The policy outlines clear expectations for researchers, institutions, funders, and publishers, including rights retention, use of Creative Commons licences, FAIR data principles, persistent identifiers, and repository deposition, while allowing justified exceptions for sensitive or commercial data. It emphasises enabling infrastructure, compliance monitoring, and governance mechanisms such as ethics oversight and secure data environments, alongside equity measures like reducing author costs, multilingual communication, and capacity building. By consolidating dispersed rules into actionable guidance aligned with international initiatives, the draft provides India’s research ecosystem with a coherent framework for responsible, transparent, and inclusive open science practices. +
A PhD student has excellent research results in a collaborative setting. Upon request of her supervisor, she submits their research for publication as the submitting author.
After a few weeks, the supervisor approaches the student and suggests to submit the manuscript at another journal where the submission process will be easier. The supervisor suggests they could always retract one of the two submissions if it were to be doubly accepted. +
In 2018 SAGE retracted 10 papers which had been published in ''Advances in Mechanical Engineering.'' The journal states the peer review process was flawed. Once the papers were scrutinized by new reviewers the articles tecnical errors in the data was discovered.'"`UNIQ--ref-000000F9-QINU`"' The published papers were of unsatisfactory quality and were eventually, retracted. However, [https://retractionwatch.com/ Retraction Watch] speculated the reason for [https://embassy.science/wiki/Theme:4d29ae67-bee8-4203-b78f-320bc63025d0 retraction] being the discovery of the peer review of all 10 papers being fake.'"`UNIQ--ref-000000FA-QINU`"'
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In order to maintain high standards of research integrity, allegations of misconduct are taken seriously at the Dublin City University (DCU). This document lays down detailed procedural guidelines for the reporting, investigation and resolution of cases of research misconduct. +
This concise position statement aims to increase the availability and visibility of research output from the Dublin City University (DCU) by encouraging adherence to the principles of open access. Researchers are also directed to self-archive their publications in the university repository (DORAS). +
A paper had been published in a less known journal in the boundaries of a specific country as well as submitted to an international journal. The paper was later on retracted. +
The National Survey on Research Integrity (NSRI) is the first-ever nation-wide online survey targeting researchers of all universities and university medical centres in The Netherlands. NSRI aims to report on factors that promote or hinder Responsible Research Practices (RRPs). These factors cover for instance perceptions of organizational justice, scientific norms, work pressure, mentoring, and social support. It is possible that these factors play different roles in different disciplinary fields: biomedical, natural and engineering sciences, social sciences, and the humanities. Similarly, the importance of the factors may vary over the career stages of a researcher. The NSRI is designed to be large enough to look separately at subgroups.
The survey will also report on the prevalence of RRPs, Questionable Research Practices (QRPs) and research misconduct (defined as falsification and fabrication) in each of the four disciplinary fields and across three academic ranks. Because of its unique [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvcaziHteAI methodology] and its nationwide target of approximately 40,000 researchers across all disciplinary fields, NSRI can provide solid data to identify driving factors that promote or hinder RRP. +
The newsblog presents the case of a social psychology researcher who was investigated for allegations of data fabrication. The researcher has had more than 3 dozens of publications retracted, received reduced salaries, was ordered to do community work and had to return his PhD. +
This is a fictional case of a graduate research assistant’s dilemma of raising his suspicions of data duplication in a professor’s team under whose grant he works. +
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EARMA (European Association of Research Managers and Administrators) is a professional association that brings together research managers and administrators across Europe and beyond. Its mission is to strengthen, professionalize, and raise the recognition of research management as a vital role in the research ecosystem. EARMA supports its community through networking, training, and advocacy, while also influencing policy at national and European levels. +
The Moodle CitizenScience.eu platform, branded as ''ECS Academy'', is an online learning space hosted by the EU-Citizen. Science initiative that provides free courses and training on citizen science the practice of involving the public in scientific research. It offers a range of self-paced courses suitable for beginners and experienced learners, including introductions to citizen science, project management, data analysis (e.g., Python visualization), open science principles, and more. Users can browse categories like “Introductory” and “Generic Citizen Science” courses, join a learning community, and access a calendar of events and instructor-led trainings. By creating a free account, learners can track progress and earn badges for completed modules. The platform supports knowledge exchange across the European citizen science community and links to broader resources on the Citizenscience.eu knowledge hub. +
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) is an independent EU body tasked with ensuring the consistent application of data protection laws across Europe, particularly under the GDPR. It brings together the heads of national data protection authorities and the European Data Protection Supervisor to cooperate on enforcement and guidance. The EDPB issues guidelines, recommendations, and best practices to clarify data protection rules, provides formal opinions on legislation and regulatory matters, and can make binding decisions to resolve cross-border disputes. +
