Guidelines for Safeguarding Good Research Practice

 

ForewordPreamble

Principles

Commitment to the general principlesProfessional ethicsOrganisational responsibility of heads of research institutionsResponsibility of the heads of research work unitsDimensions of performance and assessment criteriaOmbudspersons

Research Process

Cross-phase quality assuranceStakeholders, responsibilities and rolesResearch design

 

Legal and ethical frameworks, usage rightsMethods and standardsDocumentationProviding public access to research resultsAuthorshipPublication mediumConfidentiality and neutrality of review processes and discussionsArchiving

Non-Compliance with Good Research Practice, Procedures

Complainants and respondentsProcedures in cases of alleged research misconductImplementation of the Guidelines
ForewordPreamblePrinzipienCommitment to the general principlesProfessional ethicsOrganisational responsibility of heads of research institutionsResponsibility of the heads of research work unitsDimensions of performance and assessment criteriaOmbudspersonsForschungsprozessCross-phase quality assuranceStakeholders, responsibilities and rolesResearch designLegal and ethical frameworks, usage rightsMethods and standardsDocumentationProviding public access to research resultsAuthorshipPublication mediumConfidentiality and neutrality of review processes and discussionsArchivingNichtbeachtung guter wissenschaftlicher Praxis, VerfahrenComplainants and respondentsProcedures in cases of alleged research misconductImplementation of the Guidelines
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Guidelines for Safeguarding Good Research Practice

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Foreword

The purpose of the white paper Safeguarding Good Scientific Practice, published by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) in 1998, was to further research integrity and establish it as an integral part of research and … Read more

Preamble

Scientific integrity forms the basis for trustworthy research. It is an example of academic voluntary commitment that encompasses a respectful attitude towards peers, research participants, animals, cultural assets, and the environment, and strengthens … Read more

Standards of Good Research Practice

Applicability

The DFG Code of Conduct is aimed at both researchers and institutions (HEIs and non-HEI research institutions). It outlines the main standards of good research practice and describes the procedure to follow in the event of non-compliance with these standards.

Principles

Guideline 1

Commitment to the general principles

Guideline 2

Professional ethics

Guideline 3

Organisational responsibility of heads of research institutions

Guideline 4

Responsibility of the heads of research work units

Guideline 5

Dimensions of performance and assessment criteria

Guideline 6

Ombudspersons

Research Process

Guideline 7

Cross-phase quality assurance

Guideline 8

Stakeholders, responsibilities and roles

Guideline 9

Research design

Guideline 10

Legal and ethical frameworks, usage rights

Guideline 11

Methods and standards

Guideline 12

Documentation

Guideline 13

Providing public access to research results

Guideline 14

Authorship

Guideline 15

Publication medium

Guideline 16

Confidentiality and neutrality of review processes and discussions

Guideline 17

Archiving

Non-Compliance with Good Research Practice, Procedures

Guideline 18

Complainants and respondents

Guideline 19

Procedures in cases of alleged research misconduct

Implementation of the Guidelines

All higher education institutions and non-HEI research institutions must implement levels one and two of guidelines 1 to 19 in the DFG Code of Conduct Guidelines for Safeguarding Good Research Practice in a legally binding manner in accordance with the … Read more
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