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Working with Research Integrity-Guidance for Research Performing Organisations: The Bonn PRINTEGER Statement
Ellen-Marie Forsberg1, Frank O Anthun2, Sharon Bailey3
1Work Research Institute, Oslo Met - Oslo Metropolitan University (Formerly Oslo and Akershus University College), Oslo, Norway. Ellenmarie.forsberg@hioa.no.
Science and Engineering Ethics
|June 2, 2018
Summary
The Bonn PRINTEGER Consensus Statement offers practical guidance for research organizations to bolster research integrity. It focuses on institutional responsibilities and daily researcher challenges to foster a culture of integrity.
Area of Science:
- Research Ethics
- Scientific Integrity
- Organizational Management
Background:
- Existing instruments for research integrity lack focus on institutional responsibilities.
- Daily challenges and organizational contexts of researchers are often overlooked.
- The Bonn PRINTEGER Consensus Statement addresses these gaps by providing practical guidance.
Framework:
- The statement outlines 13 key issues for strengthening research integrity.
- It emphasizes institutional responsibilities and the researcher's work-floor perspective.
- Guidance covers information, education, culture, dialogue, incentives, quality assurance, work environment, transparency, open research, whistle-blowing, perpetrator protection, and explicit standards.
Implementation:
- Provides concrete advice on organizational measures to strengthen integrity.
- Aims to make research integrity challenges recognizable from the work-floor perspective.
- Focuses on practical, actionable steps for research-performing organizations.
Implications:
- Strengthens institutional commitment to research integrity.
- Enhances the daily research environment for improved integrity.
- Contributes to a more robust and trustworthy research ecosystem.
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