Research Integrity & Misconduct

1. Research Integrity & Misconduct Research Ethics, Education, and Policy Office of Research Administration

3. Introduction • John R. Baumann, Ph.D. Research Integrity Officer Executive Director Research Ethics, Education and Policy Office of Research Administration Office of Vice President for Research Indiana University baumannj@iu.edu

4. Contents of Presentation Introduction: Institutional Responsibilities What is Misconduct? Process Policy Requirements IU Policy and Procedure

5. Introduction • Why do we care? What does it matter? • Institutional Responsibilities • Develop Policies and Procedures • Respond to Allegations of Scientific Misconduct • Restore Reputation of Exonerated Individuals • Protect Positions of Whistleblowers • Foster Research Integrity

6. Introduction • INDIANA UNIVERSITY: Policy and Procedures on Research Misconduct • http://www.researchadmin.iu.edu/Policies/PoliciesProceduresOnResearchMisconduct.pdf • Provide guidance in the following areas: • Definitions for misconduct in research, • Procedures for reporting and investigating misconduct, and • Provide protection for whistleblowers and persons accused of misconduct.

7. What is Misconduct? Research Misconduct is defined as fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism in proposing, performing, or reviewing research, or in reporting research results.

8. What is Misconduct? The definition of misconduct does not include disputes of honest error or honest differences in interpretations or judgment of data There must be a significant departure from accepted practices of the relevant research community; and The misconduct must be committed intentionally, knowingly, or in a reckless disregard of accepted practices; and

9. What is Misconduct? • The allegation be proven by a preponderance of evidence. • Misconduct does not include disputes of authorship. • Such matters are the responsibility of the grantee institution and, if necessary PHS agencies.

10. What is Misconduct? Fabrication – making up data or results and recording or reporting them. Falsification – is manipulating research materials, equipment, or processes, or changing or omitting data or results such that the research is not accurately represented in the research record. Plagiarism – is the appropriation of another person’s ideas, process, results, or words without giving appropriate credit.

11. Procedures • Allegation – A written allegation of misconduct that triggers the procedures. • Inquiry – The process for which information gathering and preliminary fact-finding to determine if a Charge or apparent instance of Research Misconduct has substance and therefore warrants an Investigation: Research Integrity Officer • Investigation – The process for the formal examination and evaluation of all relevant facts to determine whether Research Misconduct has occurred, and if so, the responsible person and the seriousness of the misconduct: Deciding Official

12. IU Policy and Procedure • INDIANA UNIVERSITY: Policy and Procedures on Research Misconduct • http://www.researchadmin.iu.edu/Policies/PoliciesProceduresOnResearchMisconduct.pdf • IU Research Integrity Officers • Shelley Bizila: 317.274.5524; sbizila@iupui.edu • John Baumann: 812.856.7987; baumannj@iu.edu