RESEARCH ON RESEARCH INTEGRITY:
Emerging Challenges for the Responsible
Conduct of Research
The Office of Research Integrity (ORI), along with the American Association
for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the Association of American Medical
Colleges (AAMC), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National
Science Foundation (NSF) will convene a conference on "Research on Research
Integrity"(RRI) in the Washington metropolitan area on November 18-20, 2000
to discuss "emerging challenges for the responsible conduct of research."
The conference will provide a forum for sharing information and ideas to aid
decision making about promoting research integrity and monitoring research
misconduct. Soon after the conference, ORI is tentatively planning to
announce a new research program on RRI to stimulate continued research on
and discussion about the role and importance of integrity in research.
Scholars from various disciplines are encouraged to submit abstracts and
participate in the dialogue for understanding issues related to research
integrity. Scholarly research will provide a framework for developing
education initiatives aimed at promoting research integrity as well as
preventing scientific misconduct.
Abstracts for papers and poster sessions are due by April 30, 2000.
Preference will be given to research on research integrity, but
interpretative literature reviews, theoretical papers, and identification of
research areas with high potential for addressing (1) the responsible
conduct of research, (2) the promotion of research integrity, (3) the
prevention of misconduct, and (4) the handling of allegations of scientific
misconduct are welcomed.
Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:
Data recording, data retention, data analysis, quality control, and the
management of laboratories; authorship, plagiarism and publication
practices; the detection, reporting, and investigation of alleged
misconduct; respondents, whistleblowers, mentoring, postdocs, lab
technicians and career pressures; confidentiality, retaliation, and the
incidence of misconduct; the development of normative standards, responsible
conduct of research training and elements of a research environment that
promotes integrity; the role of professional associations and scientific
societies in promoting integrity; collaborative research; and the
differential opportunity to commit research misconduct across scientific
disciplines.
Abstracts for papers and poster sessions are also welcomed on programs to
promote research integrity, ways to improve such programs and assess their
effectiveness, and research opportunities related to such programs.
Abstracts for the November, 2000 conference must include (1) a summary of
the proposed presentation (including a bibliography) of no more than 1,000
words, and (2) a resume or biographical sketch not to exceed 100 words.
Submissions by e-mail are strongly encouraged; if sent by regular mail
please submit 6 copies. Abstracts will be refereed by a panel of reviewers.
The deadline for receipt of abstracts is April 30, 2000. Successful
applicants will be notified by June 1, 2000 and will receive a waver of any
registration fees.
Limited travel and per diem assistance will be available for participants
presenting papers at the conference.
Direct abstracts or other inquiries to:
Nicholas Steneck, Ph.D.
Office of Research Integrity
5515 Security Lane, Suite 700
Rockville, MD 20814. Or
E-mail: [log in to unmask] [Ph. (301) 443-2080]
For further background information about this project, see "Planning Meeting
Held for Developing Research Agenda" on page 1 of the June 1999 issue of
the ORI Newsletter.
(Available at http://ori.dhhs.gov).
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