Standards & Resources
These items constitute the fundamentals of Research Conduct of Research (RCR) as identified by the federal Office of Research Integrity. These nine (9) areas of RCR must be considered in the conduct of research:
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Data Acquisition, Management, Sharing, and Ownership
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Conflict of Interest and Commitment
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- Policy and Procedures for Responding to Allegations of Research Misconduct (PDF)
- Resources: Image Manipulation
- Online Learning Tool for Research Integrity and Image Processing, Office of Research Integrity (ori.hhs.gov)
- Seeing is believing? A beginners’ guide to practical pitfalls in image acquisition (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
- What’s in a picture? The temptation of image manipulation (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov) [Specific for blots, gels, and micrographs]
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Publication Practices and Responsible Authorship
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Mentor / Trainee Responsibilities
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Peer Review
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Collaborative Science