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 from KU Research Integrity, including case studies. Please contact Susan MacNally for more information.
Education
- Association for the Study of Higher Education Ethical Principles
- Council of Graduate Schools: Project for Scholarly Integrity
- Association for Institutional Research Ethical Principles
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 & mathematics
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- American Chemical Society—Professional Ethics and Moral Responsibilities in Chemistry
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers Ethics and Professional Guidelines
- American Mathematical Society Ethical Guideline
- American Physiological Society Values, Policies & Statements
- American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Code of Conduct
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers Ethics Center
- American Society for Microbiology
- American Society of Civil Engineers Code of Ethics
- American Society of Plant Biologists Ethics
- 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
General resources
- "On Being a Scientist: A Guide to Responsible Conduct in Research" (3rd ed.), National Academies of Science (2009)
- "ORI Introduction to the Responsible Conduct of Research," Office of Research Integrity, Nicholas H. Steneck (2004)
- "Responsible Conduct of Research," Shamoo, Adil E. and David B. Resnik. New York: Oxford University Press (2002)
- "Scientific Integrity: Text and Cases in the Responsible Conduct of Research," Macrina, Francis L. Washington, D.C.: ASM Press (2005)
- Office of Research Integrity responsible conduct of research general resources
- RCR Casebook: Stories About Researchers Worth Discussing, Office of Research Integrity (includes accompanying Instructors' Manual)
Data acquisition, management, sharing and ownership
Publication practices, responsible authorship and peer review
- iThenticate + KU: Publish with confidence
- Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
- Avoiding Plagiarism, Self-Plagiarism, and Other Questionable Writing Practices: A Guide to Ethical Writing, Miguel Roig, St. John's University (funded by ORI)
- ORI Resources: Responsible Authorship and Peer Review
- Peer Review Tool, University of Maryland (funded by ORI)
Collaborative research
Conflicts of interest and commitment
Research misconduct
- The Lab: Avoiding Research Misconduct, Office of Research Integrity
- Avoiding Plagiarism, Self-Plagiarism, and Other Questionable Writing Practices: A Guide to Ethical Writing, Miguel Roig, St. John's University (funded by ORI)
- Online Learning Tool for Research Integrity and Image Processing, University of Alabama Birmingham
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)
- A Guidebook for Teaching Selected RCR Topics to Culturally Diverse Trainee Groups, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Nature’s Guide for Mentors
- ORI Resources: Mentoring
Human subjects
- KU Human Research Protection Program
- Research Involving Humans Subjects, National Institutes of Health
- Collection of Videos and Webinars, U.S. Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP)
Animal subjects
- Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW), National Institutes of Health
- Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, National Institutes of Health
- USDA Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service (APHIS): Animal Welfare, U.S. Department of Agriculture