ForewordPreamble

Principles

Guideline 1: Commitment to the general principlesGuideline 2: Professional ethicsGuideline 3: Organisational responsibility of heads of research institutionsGuideline 4: Responsibility of the heads of research work unitsGuideline 5: Dimensions of performance and assessment criteriaGuideline 6: Ombudspersons

Research Process

Guideline 7: Cross-phase quality assuranceGuideline 8: Stakeholders, responsibilities and rolesGuideline 9: Research design

 

Guideline 10: Legal and ethical frameworks, usage rightsGuideline 11: Methods and standardsGuideline 12: DocumentationGuideline 13: Providing public access to research resultsGuideline 14: AuthorshipGuideline 15: Publication mediumGuideline 16: Confidentiality and neutrality of review processes and discussionsGuideline 17: Archiving

Non-Compliance with Good Research Practice, Procedures

Guideline 18: Complainants and respondentsGuideline 19: Procedures in cases of alleged research misconductImplementation of the Guidelines
ForewordPreamblePrinzipienGuideline 1: Commitment to the general principlesGuideline 2: Professional ethicsGuideline 3: Organisational responsibility of heads of research institutionsGuideline 4: Responsibility of the heads of research work unitsGuideline 5: Dimensions of performance and assessment criteriaGuideline 6: OmbudspersonsForschungsprozessGuideline 7: Cross-phase quality assuranceGuideline 8: Stakeholders, responsibilities and rolesGuideline 9: Research designGuideline 10: Legal and ethical frameworks, usage rightsGuideline 11: Methods and standardsGuideline 12: DocumentationGuideline 13: Providing public access to research resultsGuideline 14: AuthorshipGuideline 15: Publication mediumGuideline 16: Confidentiality and neutrality of review processes and discussionsGuideline 17: ArchivingNichtbeachtung guter wissenschaftlicher Praxis, VerfahrenGuideline 18: Complainants and respondentsGuideline 19: Procedures in cases of alleged research misconductImplementation of the Guidelines
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29 results for the keyword "FAIR principles"

Utilisation of existing data sets in medicine/the life sciences

30.09.2024 – Both the secondary utilisation of collected research data and the use of routine data are essential components of compatible and resource-saving research practice. Access to the data is a fundamental requirement, but it is equally important for ...

Comment on: GL9 (Life sciences) , GL10 (Life sciences) , GL11 (Life sciences)

Equitable Research Partnerships in international cooperation.

15.08.2024 – It is important to reflect on the framework conditions for international research cooperation with a view to their fairness and equity – especially regarding structural asymmetries between the research systems in question.

Comment on: GL8 (General) , GL9 (General)

Enhancing reproducible research practices

15.08.2024 – The reproducibility or replicability of results is a fundamental quality criterion in many areas of research. In order to make scientific studies or experiments reproducible or replicable, Guideline 12 requires transparent information to be provided so ...

Comment on: GL2 (General) , GL3 (General) , GL4 (General) , GL7 (General)

Open Science as Part of Research Culture. Positioning of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation)

19.06.2023 – In its position paper entitled “Open Science as Part of Research Culture”, the DFG sets out its existing positions on the issue of open science and examines the potential and challenges involved. From the DFG’s point of view, while open science – ...

Comment on: GL7 (Statements) , GL13 (Statements)

Academic publishing as a foundation and area of leverage for research assessment

25.11.2022 – The DFG has responded to developments in the field of academic publishing with its position paper “Academic Publishing as a Foundation and Area of Leverage for Research Assessment”.

Comment on: GL13 (Statements)

Documentation of research results in experimental chemistry

23.04.2021 – When documenting research processes and results, the procedure must be mapped out as precisely as possible and also summarised for better verifiability.

Comment on: GL12 (Natural sciences)

Diverse (digital) publication options in the humanities and social sciences

23.04.2021 – In the humanities and social sciences, a variety of formats in different media are suitable for publishing research results in the humanities, which should be carefully assessed prior to publication. Important criteria here include the reputability of the ...

Comment on: GL15 (Humanities and social sciences)

Use of chemistry-specific repositories

20.04.2021 – Chemistry-specific repositories can be used to deposit research results in the form of data and materials (e.g. chemical substances).

Comment on: GL13 (Natural sciences)

Positive example of the utilisation of older data in the geosciences

03.12.2020 – Example from Saxony

Comment on: GL13 (Natural sciences) , GL17 (Natural sciences)

Software development and handling research data in mathematics

03.12.2020 – Appropriate accessibility is important in terms of the verifiability of research work in mathematics where self-developed software and data are key factors.

Comment on: GL7 (Natural sciences) , GL12 (Natural sciences) , GL13 (Natural sciences) , GL17 (Natural sciences)

Further links on the subject of documentation

03.12.2020 – Sammlung externer Links zum Themenkomplex.

Comment on: GL12 (Link list)

Research design in the life sciences

03.12.2020 – There is a relatively high risk of (unconscious) bias in the interpretation of results or in the selection of certain results due to the complex nature of the subjects of study in the life sciences. At the same time, research carried out on living ...

Comment on: GL9 (Life sciences) , GL13 (Life sciences)

Further links on the subject of methods and standards

03.12.2020 – Sammlung externer Links zum Themenkomplex.

Comment on: GL11 (Link list)

Handling research data in the humanities and social sciences

03.12.2020 – Research data in humanities and social science projects are as diverse as the wide range of subjects and methods and form an integral part of the research results. A conscious approach to the documentation, maintenance, archiving and provision of data for ...

Comment on: GL7 (Humanities and social sciences) , GL12 (Humanities and social sciences)

Sex, gender and diversity in research

03.12.2020 – In some research projects, the consideration of sex, gender and diversity dimensions can lead to the avoidance of "blind spots" and thus increase the scientific quality of the results. Therefore, reflection on sex, gender and diversity should be part of ...

Comment on: GL9 (General)

Overarching quality assurance in the life sciences

03.12.2020 – In the life sciences, quality assurance in a research project begins with thorough research into the state of knowledge and a clear definition of where there are gaps in knowledge. Researchers are expected to use contemporary analytical methods for ...

Comment on: GL7 (Life sciences)

Public access to the source code in the case of self-programmed software in connection with mathematical projects

03.12.2020 – The results of publicly funded research projects should be fully accessible to the public.

Comment on: GL13 (Natural sciences)

Maintaining storage capacity

03.12.2020 – Long-term storage of research data

Comment on: GL17 (General)

Archiving in the life sciences

03.12.2020 – Information and research data that is important to understanding the published results should ideally be archived for at least ten years for the purpose of verifiability. In some cases, it may be more expedient to hold the central samples for re-analysis ...

Comment on: GL17 (Life sciences)

Making Research Results Accessible in the Life Sciences

03.12.2020 – The aim should always be to publish a full set of results, since correct correlations and new insights can be gained more effectively and efficiently based on a comprehensive overview of previously elaborated research outcomes. When evaluating results, ...

Comment on: GL13 (Life sciences)

Further links relating to legal and ethical frameworks, usage rights

03.12.2020 – Disclaimer: The selection of links provided here does not claim to be exhaustive. They are examples. The editors welcome suggestions for the inclusion of further examples.

Comment on: GL10 (Link list)

Legal and ethical framework, usage rights in the life sciences

03.12.2020 – There are many legal and ethical aspects that impact on research in the life sciences. Here is a selection of particularly relevant issues (without any claim to completeness or priority) which are currently subject to intense debate. Respectful treatment ...

Comment on: GL10 (Life sciences)

Further links on making research results publicly accessible

03.12.2020 – Sammlung externer Links zum Themenkomplex.

Comment on: GL13 (Link list)

Making research results available

03.12.2020 – Research results are often unique or consist of large amounts of data. Both make fully comprehensive provision difficult.

Comment on: GL13 (Engineering/engineering sciences)

Comparability and transferability

03.12.2020 – The systematic evaluation and validation of models or methods is carried out through scientific discussion and in comparison with references or other data.

Comment on: GL11 (General)

Further links on archiving

03.12.2020 – Disclaimer: The selection of links provided here does not claim to be exhaustive. They are examples. The editors welcome suggestions for the inclusion of further examples.

Comment on: GL17 (Link list)

Maintaining storage capacity in the geosciences

03.12.2020 – Long-term storage of research data

Comment on: GL12 (Natural sciences) , GL17 (Natural sciences)

Publication media in the life sciences

03.12.2020 – In the life sciences, results are often published in specialist journals and there is a peer review process for this purpose. Prompt availability and open access to published content is vital to scientific progress in the life sciences: this helps ensure ...

Comment on: GL15 (Life sciences)

Further links to publication media

03.12.2020 – Sammlung externer Links zum Themenkomplex.

Comment on: GL15 (Link list)

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