Research Integrity: A Collective Responsibility

Protecting research data, setting and following discipline-specific ethical guidelines, and embracing the overall values of research integrity depends on the collective effort of individuals at multiple levels in the research endeavor. It is everyone's responsibility to learn about and make those guidelines and values a fundamental part of their own existence.

Match the first half of the phrase with its continuation by clicking the boxes you wish to connect.

An individual who makes substantial contributions to a project...
Encrypting electronic research data with a password...
Looking the other way after witnessing a violation of research integrity...
A research journal...
Being transparent in disclosing research methodology...
Providing instruction and monitoring policies to ensure adherence to research integrity...
...is responsible for setting guidelines for peer review, reproducibility, and data management
...deserves to be listed as co-author
...is the responsibility of institutions and research administrators
...poses risks to the reputation of your discipline
...is an example of honesty and trustworthiness
...ensures its protection against accidental exposure

Regardless of the topic, all research must be planned, executed, and reported with integrity to maintain trust in the advancement of knowledge. To make that possible, it is not only necessary that individuals, organizations, and governments establish discipline-specific ethical guidelines, but everyone must follow them with unwavering consistency. Fostering research integrity is a skill that can be easily transferred to every other non-research decision one makes at the personal and professional level.

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