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Scientific Integrity Principles and Best Practices: Recommendations from a Scientific Integrity Consortium
Alison Kretser1, Delia Murphy2,3, Stefano Bertuzzi4
1ILSI North America, Washington, DC, USA. akretser@ilsi.org.
Science and Engineering Ethics
|February 28, 2019
Summary
A Scientific Integrity Consortium established principles and best practices for scientific integrity. These guidelines promote a culture of integrity and ensure research is not compromised by external interests.
Area of Science:
- Integrative Biology
- Research Ethics
- Scientific Policy
Background:
- The rapid evolution of the research environment necessitates updated standards for scientific integrity.
- Existing frameworks may not adequately address the complexities of modern scientific endeavors.
- A consensus-based approach is crucial for establishing universal scientific integrity standards.
Framework:
- Two core principles: fostering a culture of integrity and ensuring policy interests do not impede scientific integrity.
- Nine best practices designed to operationalize these principles across scientific disciplines.
- Emphasis on ethical conduct, robust methodologies, and transparent research processes.
Implementation:
- Mandatory, updated training in scientific methods, experimental design, statistics, and responsible conduct for all scientists.
- Enhanced oversight throughout the research continuum, focusing on ethics and conduct.
- Promoting reproducibility through transparency and establishing open science as the standard.
Implications:
- Strengthening the peer review process and encouraging publication of unanticipated findings.
- Harmonizing journal policies for swift and transparent correction/retraction of published work.
- Developing evaluation criteria that recognize and reward high standards of scientific integrity.
Keywords:
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