Promoting research integrity in a global environment

Globalisation has become a rewarding but challenging fact of life for scientific and scholarly researchers. Intellectually, they work with shared understandings of their areas of research and research methods. Professionally, responsibility and best practices are subject to many different rules and...

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Main Authors Mayer, Tony, Steneck, Nicholas
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Singapore ; London World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd 2011
World Scientific
World Scientific Publishing Company
WORLD SCIENTIFIC
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Edition1
Subjects
Education Systems and Policies
Globalization
Methodology
Moral and ethical aspects
Professionalism
Research > Methodology > Congresses
Research methods
Research policy
Research strategies
World Conferences on Research Integrity
Professional Conduct
Research Misconduct
Conflicts of Interest
Research Ethics
Responsible Conduct of Research
Research Policy
Research Publications
Codes of Research Conduct
Research Integrity
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  • Promoting research integrity in a global environment -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Section I: Welcomes -- Introduction -- Opening Address by the Minister for Education and Second Minister for Defence -- Welcome by the President of Nanyang Technological University -- Welcome by the Chairman of A*STAR -- Welcome by the Vice President for Research Strategy, National University of Singapore -- Welcome by the President of Singapore Management University -- Section II: Research Integrity Structures -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Developing Research Integrity Structures: Nationally and Internationally -- Chapter 2: Stakeholder Leadership in Addressing Research Integrity Challenges -- Chapter 3: Research Integrity Challenges - A Singapore Perspective -- Chapter 4: European Science Foundation and Research Integrity -- Chapter 5: France: How to Improve a Decentralized, Ambiguous National System -- Chapter 6: Research Integrity in the Canadian Context -- Chapter 7: Research Integrity in New Zealand -- Chapter 8: Challenges Encountered by the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences When Introducing Concepts for Promoting Scientific Integrity -- Chapter 9: The Integrity of Researchers in Japan: Will Enforcement Replace Responsibility? -- Chapter 10: National, Institutional and International Approaches to Research Integrity: An Australian Perspective -- Chapter 11: Finland: How to Revise National Research Integrity Guidelines in the Changing International Landscape? -- Chapter 12: Acting After Learning in Europe -- Chapter 13: Views on Research Integrity in the Commonwealth of Independent States -- Section III: Research Misconduct -- Introduction -- Chapter 14: The Black, the White and the Grey Areas: Towards an International and Interdisciplinary Definition of Scientific Misconduct -- Chapter 15: Keynote Address: Promoting Integrity in Research -- Chapter 16: Does Peer Review Work as a Self-Policing Mechanism in Preventing Misconduct: A Case Study of a Serial Plagiarist -- Chapter 17: Scientific Falsifications in and out of Science -- Chapter 18: The Need for Greater Attention Regarding Research Integrity in Mexico -- Section IV: Codes of Conduct -- Introduction -- Chapter 19: A Framework for Examining Codes of Conduct on Research Integrity -- Chapter 20: Dilemmas for Ethical Guidelines for the Sciences -- Chapter 21: Levels of Responsibility -- Chapter 22: The European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity -- Chapter 23: A Report from the European Forum for Good Clinical Practice -- Chapter 24: Lessons from 17 Years With National Guidelines for Research Ethics in Norway -- Chapter 25: Society for Scientific Values: A Movement to Promote Ethics in the Conduct of Science -- Chapter 26: How Many Codes of Conduct do we Need? The Chinese Experience -- Chapter 27: The Past, Present and Future of one University's Code of Research Ethics in New Zealand -- Chapter 28: The Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research - Challenges and Responses -- Section V: Institutional and National Approaches to Fostering Responsible Research -- Introduction -- Chapter 29: Why, What, and How we Should be Teaching about Research Integrity -- Chapter 30: Establishing an Institutional Culture of Research Integrity: Key Challenges & Successful Solutions -- Chapter 31: A Curriculum for RCR Training in Germany -- Chapter 32: Teaching and Training Research Ethics -- Chapter 33: Developing Policies for RCR Training in Brazilian Graduate Programs: Current Challenges -- Section VI: Individual Approaches to Fostering Integrity in Research -- Introduction -- Chapter 34: Online RCR Training and the Use of Case Study Videos -- Chapter 35: Use of Case Studies in Training Students and Practitioners in Responsible Research Practice -- Chapter 36: Reflexives® Integrated Training Program for PhD Students and Their Supervisors: Quality, Integrity and Responsible Conduct of Research -- Chapter 37: How to Teach Research Integrity Without the Notion: Attempts in Japan -- Chapter 38: Creating the CITI-Japan Program for Web-Based Training: Where Ethics, Law and Science Experts Meet -- Chapter 39: Promoting Best Practices for Scientists and Postdoctoral Fellows -- Chapter 40: Statens Serum Institute's Course on Good Scientific Practice: Why? How? What? Does it Work? What is Needed? -- Chapter 41: Responsible Conduct of Research Workshops at the Australian National University -- Chapter 42: Scientific Integrity: The Perspective from Imperial College London -- Chapter 43: Workshop #3 Report: International Responsible Conduct of Research Education -- Section VII: Integrity Issues for Authors and Editors -- Introduction -- Chapter 44: Challenges for Editors as Guardians of the Research Record -- Chapter 45: Promoting Integrity in Research Reporting: Developing Universal Standards and Promoting Best Practice among Journals -- Chapter 46: The Equator Network: A Global Initiative to Improve Reporting of Health Research Studies -- Chapter 47: Challenges and Responses in Mathematical Research Publishing -- Chapter 48: Plagiarism Understanding and Management in Russia and Central Europe -- Chapter 49: Background to Responsible Research Publication Position Statements -- Chapter 50: Responsible Research Publication: International Standards for Authors -- Chapter 51: Responsible Research Publication: International Standards for Editors -- Section VIII: Integrity in the News, Climate Change and Dual-Use Technology -- Introduction -- Chapter 52: Turning up the Heat on Research Integrity: Lessons from "Climategate" -- Chapter 53: Climategate: A Journalist's Perspective -- Chapter 54: Research Integrity's Burning Fuse: Climate Truth before Change Explodes* -- Chapter 55: Integrity in Research with Dual-Use Potential -- Chapter 56: Governance Options for Dual-Use Research -- Chapter 57: The Role of Leadership and Culture within the Laboratory -- Chapter 58: Dual-Use Research, Codes of Conduct, and the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity -- Chapter 59: Research with Dual-Use Potential in RCR Education: Is there a Role for Codes? -- Appendix: Singapore Statement on Research Integrity -- List of Contributors
  • 27. The Past, Present and Future of one University's Code of Research Ethics in New Zealand John O'Neill and Sylvia Rumball -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- 28. The Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research - Challenges and Responses Timothy Dyke -- 1 AUSTRALIAN CODE FOR THE RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH 2007 -- 2 POSITIVE ASPECTS -- 3 CHALLENGES -- 4 OTHER AUSTRALIAN ADVANCES IN RESEARCH GOVERNANCE -- Section V: Institutional and National Approaches to Fostering Responsible Research -- INTRODUCTION -- 29. Why, What, and How we Should be Teaching about Research Integrity Michael Kalichman -- 1 Definitions -- 2 THE PROBLEM OF RESEARCH MISCONDUCT -- 3 WHY FOCUS ON RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH? -- 4 WHY TEACH ABOUT RESEARCH INTEGRITY? -- 5 WHO SHOULD BE TAUGHT? -- 6 WHAT SHOULD BE TAUGHT? -- 7 HOW SHOULD RESEARCH INTEGRITY BE TAUGHT? -- 8 NEXT STEPS? -- References -- 30. Establishing an Institutional Culture of Research Integrity: Key Challenges &amp -- Successful Solutions Philip J Langlais -- 31. A Curriculum for RCR Training in Germany Gerlinde Sponholz -- 1 BACKGROUND -- 2 STRUCTURE OF THE CURRICULUM -- 3 SOME PROBLEMS, NEEDS AND INITIAL EXPERIENCES -- 32. Teaching and Training Research Ethics Ragnvald Kalleberg -- 1 RESEARCH ETHICS: EXTERNAL NORMS OR INTEGRAL PART OF RESEARCH? -- 2 TEACHING RESEARCH ETHICS: ONLY FOR INDIVIDUALS, NOT COLLECTIVES? -- References -- 33. Developing Policies for RCR Training in Brazilian Graduate Programs: Current Challenges Sonia M R Vasconcelos -- References -- Section VI: Individual Approaches to Fostering Integrity in Research -- INTRODUCTION -- 34. Online RCR Training and the Use of Case Study Videos Daniel R Vasgird -- 35. Use of Case Studies in Training Students and Practitioners in Responsible Research Practice Bruce H J McKellar
  • 2 INSTITUTIONAL LEADERSHIP IN ADVANCING RESEARCH INTEGRITY -- 2.1 Compliance -- 2.2 Research Misconduct Management -- 2.3 Education for Prevention -- 3 RESEARCH INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH COLLABORATION -- 4 CONCLUSION -- References -- 11. Finland: How to Revise National Research Integrity Guidelines in the Changing International Landscape? Eero Vuorio -- 1 RESEARCH ETHICS VERSUS RESEARCH INTEGRITY -TRANSLATION OF TERMS INTO NATIONAL LANGUAGES -- 2 FINNISH GUIDELINES -- 3 REVIEW OF THE CURRENT SYSTEM -- 4 REQUESTED IMPROVEMENTS -- 12. Acting After Learning in Europe Dirk G de Hen -- 13. Views on Research Integrity in the Commonwealth of Independent States Boris Yudin -- Section III: Research Misconduct -- INTRODUCTION -- 14. The Black, the White and the Grey Areas: Towards an International and Interdisciplinary Definition of Scienti.c Misconduct Daniele Fanelli -- 1 THE DEBATE IN THE US AND OTHER COUNTRIES -- 2 THE BLACK,THE WHITE AND THE GREY AREAS -- 3 TOWARDS A UNIFIED DEFINITION -- References -- 15. Keynote Address: Promoting Integrity in Research David L Vaux -- 1 INTEGRITY OF THE SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE -- 2 INTEGRITY OF RESEARCHERS -- 3 PROMOTING RESEARCH INTEGRITY -- 16. Does Peer Review Work as a Self-Policing Mechanism in Preventing Misconduct: A Case Study of a Serial Plagiarist Ben R Martin -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- 2 "THE TIP OF AN ICEBERG" -- 3 THE SEARCH FOR HIS EMPLOYER -- 4 SO HOW WELL DOES SELF-POLICING WORK? -- 5 THE CASE GOES PUBLIC -- 6 QUESTIONS RAISED BY THE CASE -- 7 "THE CASE OF THE BITER BIT" -- 8 CONCLUSIONS -- 9 EPILOGUE -- 10 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- References -- 17. Scientific Falsifications in and out of Science Edward P Kruglyakov -- 1 FALSIFICATIONS IN SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS -- 2 STRANGE PATENTS -- 3 SHAMELESS ADVERTISING OF MEDICINE -- 4 STRANGE CONFERENCES
  • 5 LARGE-SCALE SWINDLERS IN THE CORRIDORS OF STATE POWER -- 6 SOME RESULTS OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMISSION OF THE RAS AGAINST PSEUDO-SCIENCE -- 7 WHAT LIES AHEAD? -- 18. The Need for Greater Attention Regarding Research Integrity in Mexico Jose A Cuellar -- 1 CASE STUDY -- 2 CONCLUSIONS -- References -- Section IV: Codes of Conduct -- INTRODUCTION -- 19. A Framework for Examining Codes of Conduct on Research Integrity Melissa S Anderson and Marta A Shaw -- 1 DIMENSIONS OF CODES -- 2 CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH RESEARCH INTEGRITY IN CODES OF CONDUCT -- 3 CODES -- References -- 20. Dilemmas for Ethical Guidelines for the Sciences Matthias Kaiser -- 1 IDENTIFICATION -- 2 GOALS -- 3 AUDIENCE -- 4 LAW -- 5 CONCLUSION -- 21. Levels of Responsibility John Sulston -- 22. The European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity Pieter J D Drenth -- 1 HISTORY -- 2 WORKING GROUP "CODE OF CONDUCT" OF THE ESF MEMBER FORUM ON RESEARCH INTEGRITY -- 3 THE CODE -- 4 SOME ANNOTATIONS -- 5 APPENDIX I. MEMBERS OF THEWORKING GROUP -- 23. A Report from the European Forum for Good Clinical Practice Frank Wells -- 24. Lessons from 17 Years With National Guidelines for Research Ethics in Norway Ragnvald Kalleberg -- References -- 25. Society for Scientific Values: A Movement to Promote Ethics in the Conduct of Science Ashima Anand -- 1 HOW SSV WORKS -- 2 INVOLVEMENT OF MEMBERSHIP IN INQUIRING CASES OF MISCONDUCT -- 3 ROLE OF SSV WEBSITE AND NEWSLETTER -- 4 SENSITISING SCIENTISTS -- 26. How Many Codes of Conduct do we Need? The Chinese Experience Ping Sun -- 1 IT IS EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE TO DEVELOP PROFESSIONAL OR DISCIPLINARY CODES OF CONDUCT -- 2 IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CODES OF CONDUCT ARE AUTHENTIC -- 3 THE MAJOR CHALLENGES FOR DEVELOPING DESIRABLE CODES OF CONDUCT -- 4 STRATEGIES FOR DEVELOPING CODES OF CONDUCT
  • 3 SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY IN THE WIDER CONTEXT -- 4 SCIENCE ANDTECHNOLOGY GROW -- 5 . . . SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY GROW BUT -- 6 ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- References -- 5. France: How to Improve a Decentralized, Ambiguous National System Jean-Pierre Alix -- 1 CURRENT SITUATION IN THE 2000s -- 2 MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH LOOKS FOR A BETTER SITUATION -- 3 CURRENT RESULTS AS AT MID-2010 -- 4 NEXT STEPS 2010-2011 -- 5 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A SUCCESSFUL APPROACH -- 6 ABOUT THE PROCESS TO START A SYSTEM -- 7 SUMMARY -- 6. Research Integrity in the Canadian Context Ronald Heslegrave -- 1 OVERVIEW -- 2 THE CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE -- 3 KEY GAPS -- 4 THE EXPERT PANEL'S CHARGE -- 5 THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS AND UPCOMING REPORT -- 7. Research Integrity in New Zealand Sylvia Rumball and John O'Neill -- 1 RECOMMENDATIONS -- 8. Challenges Encountered by the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences When Introducing Concepts for Promoting Scientific Integrity Emilio Bossi -- 1 SCEPTICISM AND MISTRUST TOWARDS ACADEMIC SELF-CONTROL BY THE COMMUNITY -- 2 SCEPTICISM OR EVEN MISTRUST OF THE COMMUNITY TOWARDS ACADEMIC SELF-CONTROL -- 9. The Integrity of Researchers in Japan: Will Enforcement Replace Responsibility? Tohru Masui -- 1 DISCUSSION ON THE RESEARCH ETHICS GUIDELINES -- 2 OUTCOMES OF INITIAL DISCUSSIONS -- 3 HUMAN SUBJECT RESEARCH IN JAPAN -- 4 RESEARCHERS' CONDUCT UNDER THE ETHICS GUIDELINES -- 5 JAPANESE DISCUSSION OF DATA PROTECTION LEGISLATION -- 6 WHAT DOTHESE CASES MEAN FOR RESEARCH INTEGRITY? -- 7 WHAT IS THE IDEAL SITUATION? -- 8 WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN NOW? -- 10. National, Institutional and International Approaches to Research Integrity: An Australian Perspective Ren Yi -- 1 NATIONAL RESEARCH INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE IN AUSTRALIA -- 1.1 Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research 2007 -- 1.2 Australian Research Integrity Committee
  • 36. Reflexives Integrated Training Program for PhD Students and Their Supervisors: Quality, Integrity and Responsible Conduct of Research Marie-Claude Roland
  • Intro -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Section I: Welcomes -- Introduction -- Opening Address by the Minister for Education and Second Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen -- 1 SCIENCE AND RESEARCH AS A BUTTRESS FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH -- 2 SINGAPORE'S CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO RESEARCH INVESTMENT -- 3 RESEARCH INTEGRITY AS PUBLIC TRUST -- 4 CONFERENCE OUTCOMES -- 5 CONCLUSION -- Welcome by the President of Nanyang Technological University Su Guaning -- 1 BACKGROUND -- 2 CONFERENCE THEME -- 3 CONFERENCE OUTCOMES -- 4 RESEARCH INTEGRITY AND EDUCATION -- 5 RECOGNITION OF PLANNING COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND SPONSORS -- Welcome by the Chairman of A*STAR Lim Chuan Poh -- 1 A*STAR's PRIORITY ON RESEARCH INTEGRITY -- 2 CHALLENGES RELATED TO RESEARCH INTEGRITY -- 3 CONCLUSION -- Welcome by the Vice President for Research Strategy, National University of Singapore Seeram Ramakrishna -- Welcome by the President of Singapore Management University Howard Hunter -- Section II: Research Integrity Structures -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. Developing Research Integrity Structures: Nationally and Internationally Christine C. Boesz -- 2. Stakeholder Leadership in Addressing Research Integrity Challenges Howard Alper -- 3. Research Integrity Challenges - A Singapore Perspective Lee Eng Hin -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- 2 BUILDING UP RESEARCH CAPABILITIES IN SINGAPORE -- 3 RESEARCH INTEGRITY - A HOLISTIC APPROACH IN SINGAPORE -- 4 ENSURING RESEARCH INTEGRITY IN A*STAR -- 5 RESEARCH INTEGRITY CHALLENGES IN TRANSNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS -- 6 RESEARCH INTEGRITY CHALLENGES IN INDUSTRY COLLABORATIONS -- 7 BUILDING AN ETHOS -- 4. European Science Foundation and Research Integrity Ian Halliday -- 1 BACKGROUNDTOTHE ESF MO FORUM -- 2 SCOPE EUROPEAN CODE FOR RESEARCH INTEGRITY -- European Examples of Implementation -- Research Integrity Governance in practice