Responsible Scholarship

Responsible scholarship is essential for everyone involved in the discovery, application and dissemination of knowledge. Responsible scholarship encompasses professional behaviors and practices in the design, implementation and reporting of academic scholarship. This page contains links to resources available online or via checkout from Research Integrity, including case studies. Please contact Susan MacNally for more information.

KU Courses
Integrating Ethics into Graduate and Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Courses—Lisa Friis (PDF) The Ethics of Scientific Research Course - Ben Eggleston (PDF) Issues in Scientific Integrity Course - Ronald Borchardt (PDF) Responsible Scholarship in the Chemical Sciences- Paul Hanson (PDF) Ethics Education in Science and Engineering (EESE)

Policies and Forms
Research Skills and Responsible Scholarship policy University Senate Rules and Regulations policy on scholarly misconduct Conflict of Interest policies NSF Responsible Conduct of Research Requirement Responsible Scholarship and Research Skills reporting form (pdf)

Professional Associations

Education Association for the Study of Higher Education—Ethical Principles Council of Graduate Schools: Project for Scholarly Integrity Association for Institutional Research—Code of Ethics Liberal Arts American Folklore Society—Statement of Ethics American Folklore Society— Research with Human Subjects American Historical Association—Statement on Standards of Professional Conduct American Political Science Association American Psychological Association (APA) APA Committee on Animal Research and Ethics American Sociological Association (ASA) American Speech-Language-Hearing Association College Art Association—Standards and Guidelines Conference on College Composition and Communication—Guidelines for Ethical Conduct of Research in Composition Studies Linguistic Society of America—Ethics Statement Modern Language Association—Statement of Professional Ethics Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics American Association for the Advancement of Science American Chemical Society—Professional Ethics and Moral Responsibilities in Chemistry American Institute of Chemical Engineers American Mathematical Society—Ethical Guideline American Physiological Society—Ethical Policies American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology—Ethics Resources on the Web American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)—Ethics Center American Society for Microbiology American Society of Civil Engineers American Society of Plant Biologists—Ethics in Publishing American Society of Plant Biologists—Conflicts of Interest American Statistical Association—Ethical Guidelines for Statistical Practice Biomedical Engineering Society National Association of Professional Engineers Society for Neuroscience—Responsible Conduct Regarding Scientific Communication Social Welfare Social Welfare National Association of Social Workers National Council on Social Work Education

Resources

General Resources Ethics in the University: Reflections on Responsible Scholarship  -University of Kansas, Office of Research and Graduate Studies On Being a Scientist: A Guide to Responsible Conduct in Research (3rd Edition) -National Academies of Science (2009) ORI Introduction to the Responsible Conduct of Research  -Office of Research Integrity (Nicholas H. Steneck) (2004) Research Ethics: Text and Readings -Burnbaum, Deborah R. and Michael Byron. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2001 Responsible Conduct of Research -Shamoo, Adil E. and David B. Resnik. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. Ethical Dimensions of the Biological and Health Sciences -Bulger, Ruth Ellen, Elizabeth Heitman, and Stanley Joel Reiser, eds. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2002. Scientific Integrity: Text and Cases in the Responsible Conduct of Research -Macrina, Francis L. Washington, D.C.: ASM Press, 2005. Scientific Ethics for CDC/ATSDR -Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (funded by ORI) Office of Research Integrity – RCR general resources Responsible Research - National Academy of Engineering Online Ethics Center Data Acquisition, Management, Sharing, and Ownership Data Acquisition and Management -Columbia University/ Responsible Conduct of Research Education Committee (RCREC) Guidelines for Responsible Data Management in Scientific Research-Clinical Tools, Inc. (funded by ORI)  Data Management -Northern Illinois University (funded by ORI) Publication Practices, Responsible Authorship, and Peer Review iThenticate + KU: Publish with confidence "In the Lab": Mentors and Students Behind the Scenes: Authorship and Collaboration -University of Alabama at Birmingham Center for Ethics and Values in the Sciences (funded by ORI) Responsible Authorship and Peer Review -Columbia University/ Responsible Conduct of Research Education Committee (RCREC) Avoiding Plagiarism, Self-Plagiarism, and Other Questionable Writing Practices: A Guide to Ethical Writing -Miguel Roig, St. John's University (funded by ORI) Peer Review Resources -Yale University (funded by ORI) Peer Review Tool -University of Maryland (funded by ORI) The Digital Difference: Responsible Conduct of Research in a Networked World-R. Fyffe, S. Walter/KU graduate School    Collaborative Research Collaborative Science -Columbia University/ Responsible Conduct of Research Education Committee (RCREC)  Collaborative Research -Northern Illinois University (funded by ORI) Conflict of Interest and Commitment Conflict of Interest -Columbia University/ Responsible Conduct of Research Education Committee (RCREC)  Conflict of Interest -Cleveland State University (funded by ORI)  Financial Relationships and Interests in Research Involving Human Subjects: Guidance for Human Subject Protection  -Office of Human Research Protections Responsible Management of Grants Managing Cost Issues -National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) Effective Proposal Development -National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) Sponsored Projects Essentials -National Council of University Administrators Research Misconduct The Lab: Avoiding Research Misconduct -Office of Research Integrity "In the Lab": Mentors and Students Behind the Scenes: Scientific Misconduct -University of Alabama at Birmingham Center for Ethics and Values in the Sciences (funded by ORI) Avoiding Plagiarism, Self-Plagiarism, and Other Questionable Writing Practices: A Guide to Ethical Writing -Miguel Roig, St. John's University (funded by ORI) Making the Right Moves in Handling Research Misconduct Allegations -National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) Mentor/Trainee Responsibilities Adviser, Teacher, Role Model, Friend: On Being a Mentor to Students in Science and Engineering -National Academy of Sciences/National Academy of Engineering/Institute of Medicine, 1997 "In the Lab": Mentors and Students Behind the Scenes: Mentoring and Relationships in the Laboratory-University of Alabama at Birmingham Center for Ethics and Values in the Sciences (funded by ORI) Mentoring -Columbia University/ Responsible Conduct of Research Education Committee (RCREC)  Research Mentoring - Northern Illinois University (funded by ORI)   Human Subjects KU Lawrence campus tutorial for human subjects protection (HSP) -National Institutes of Health, with additions from the University of Kansas Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act tutorial -National Institutes of Health, with additions from the University of Kansas Investigator 101 - Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R)  Human Participant Protections Education for Research Teams -National Cancer Institute Human Subjects Compliance -National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) IRB Guidebook -Office of Human Research Protections, Department of Health and Human Services Animal Subjects Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals -National Academy of Sciences Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals  -Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW), National Institutes of Health The Biomedical Investigators Handbook for Researchers Using Animal Models -Foundation for Biomedical Research Washington, D.C.: 1987 Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare Guidance Organized by Topic -Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW), National Institutes of Health USDA Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service (APHIS) – Animal Welfare​ -US Department of Agriculture Bioethics and the Use of Laboratory Animals, Theory and Practice  -Kraus, Lanny A. and David Renquist, eds. American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine. Dubuque, IA: Gregory C. Benoit, Publishing, 2000. Contemporary Science, Values and Animal Subjects in Research -North Carolina State (funded by ORI)