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Responding to research misconduct allegations brought against top university officials

Year: 2024

Type: editorial

Abstract: Investigating research misconduct allegations against top officials can create significant conflicts of interest (COIs) for universities that may require changes to existing oversight frameworks. One way of addressing some of these challenges is to develop policies and procedures that specifically address investigation of allegations of misconduct involving top university officials. Steps can also be taken now regardless of whether such a body is created. Federal and university research misconduct regulations and policies may need to be revised to provide institutions with clearer guidance on how to deal with misconduct allegations against top officials. For their part, institutions may benefit from proactively creating and transparently disclosing their own processes for independent investigation of research misconduct allegations against senior officials.

Source: Accountability in Research

DOI: 10.1080/08989621.2024.2321179

Authors: David B Resnik, Mohammad Hosseini, Lisa Rasmussen

Institutions: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Northwestern University, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Language: English

Topic: Academic integrity and plagiarism

Subfield: Safety Research

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences