Good Practice and Reporting Cases in Finland
ResourcesGood Practice and Reporting Cases in Finland
What is this about?
This is the 2017 annual report for the Finnish National Board on Research Integrity ('TENK'). As well as providing anonymised details of verified violations of responsible conduct of research in five cases, and details of the ten statements the Board had issued concerning specific allegations of misconduct, the report provides an overview of the work carried out by the Board in relation to preventative action and research integrity education.
The verified cases of misconduct and questionable research practices relate to:
- Plagiarism;
- The denigration of the roles of other researchers;
- Inadequate or inappropriate referencing of earlier results;
- Self-plagiarism
The statements issued by TENK related to:
- Online posts that damaged the reputation of another researcher;
- Inadequate investigation of alleged disqualification;
- Serious accusation of negligence of ethical principles in human sciences;
- Authorship dispute;
- The investigation of alleged plagiarism in a doctoral dissertation;
- Invalidation of the responsible conduct of research process;
- Negligent reporting and storage of interview material;
- Falsification vs. A difference in scientific views.
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What are the best practices?
TENK launched the Research Integrity Adviser system in order to raise awareness of the responsible conduct of research in Finland, to increase personal guidance on research integrity, and to offer expert training on responsible conduct of research and procedures.
TENK advised various parties on mechanisms to resolve allegations of research misconduct as well the guidelines for handling alleged violations.
TENK coordinates the ethical review of research in the field of human sciences and promotes cooperation between regional and institutional research ethics committees. The Board annually monitors the state of ethical review in universities and research institutions by gathering information on the cases handled by research ethics committees.
TENK established a working group to update the guidelines for the ethical review of research in the field of human sciences in order to meet the requirements of the new General Data Protection Regulations ('GDPR').
