responsible scientific conduct Flashcards
incorrect refernces
publication bias and citation bias
tri-agency research integrity policy
fabrication, falsification, dessrtuction of research records, plagiarism, redundant publications, invalid authorship, inadequate acknowledgement, mismanagement of conflict of interest
fabrication
making up data/methods/findings, incuding graphs or figures;
falsification
manipulation or omitting data w/out acknowledging the ommission , may lead to inaccurate findings or conclusions
destruction of research records
destroying your own or someone else’s research data/records to avoid detection of wrongdoing
plagiarism
presenting another person”s work as your own, without appropriate referencing or permission, can be unintentional
redundant publication
republication of your own previously published work without justification
invalid authorship
inaccurate attribution of authorship, all authors must agree to be listed, guest/ghost author
authorship contributions
supervisory role, administration, data acquisition, writers
inadequate acknowledgement
failure to recognize the contributions/authorship of others in manner consistent with the policies of relevant publications
mismanagement of conflict of interest
failure to manage any real, potential or perceivd conflict of interest
transparency
accurately and openly providing all key information on the design execution and analysis
data reproducibility
transparency, accessible info on methods and rationale
facilitating scientific rigor
fully reported stats, report the number of replicates and if results substantiated by repetition, state if samples are randomized, if experimenters were blinded to group assignement, how sample size is determined , inclusion and exclusion criteria
lab notebook
contain name year, lab mailing address, table of contents, body of notebook=experimental entries , observation, data analysis