Responsible Authorship and Peer Review - Columbia RCR Course, Module 3
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Responsible Authorship and Peer Review - Columbia RCR Course, Module 3
What is this about?
This online course portal is developed by Columbia University to support Responsible Conduct of Research practices. It provides a case based introduction regarding responsible conduct of research practices.
The course is suitable to junior researchers, students in their doctoral studies. However, the well-developed case studies could also support senior researchers or department heads in discussing RCR issues with their students and colleagues. The course involves six independent modules, built on six important RCR topics: Conflicts of Interest, Mentoring, Responsible Authorship and Peer Review, Research Misconduct, Collaborative Science, Data Acquisition and Management.
Authorship and Peer Review is the third module in the course that starts with a brief introduction, it provides three annotated case studies ("Who is an author?", "What is responsible peer-review?" and "Peer review and controversial research"). The module provides the reader with a brief introduction on the issue section with a list of questions and answers, comprehensive theoretical background and a rich compilation of resources, including video materials.Why is this important?
Writing research papers and reviewing manuscripts and grants are essential activities in the scientific process. But authors and peer reviewers constantly face ethical issues for which they need to be prepared. This course module has a list of learning objectives. It helps to recognize the importance of the responsible authorship and identify the role of an author in writing an academic paper in the sciences and the arts. Characterizes the role of a peer reviewer in assessing a paper or grant application. Supports the examination of the major ethical issues surrounding publication and peer review. Help students to understand some of the ways to deal with controversies or conflicts that might arise in authorship or peer review. Introduces resources about publication and peer review and makes us reflect on the way one handles the role of author, editor, or peer reviewer.
For whom is this important?
Early career researchersJunior researchersPhD StudentsSupervisorsPeer reviewersPrincipal investigators
