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Scientific
Integrity and Misconduct
| Effective Date: |
09.25.1990 |
Revision Date: |
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| Chapter Name: |
Academic
Programs and Requirements |
Policy Number: |
6.2.8 |
| Policy Name: |
Scientific
Integrity and Misconduct |
| A
PDF version of this policy is available
via this link. |
UNIVERSITY POLICY STATEMENT:
Eastern Michigan University recognizes that academic
institutions have the responsibility to set standards
for ethical and honorable behavior in the conduct
of research and scholarly pursuits. These
standards insure that the scholarly activity of
the University's faculty, research staff, and students
will be conducted with integrity and openness. It
is the policy of the University to foster an intellectual
and academic environment in which exemplary scholarship
and ethical practice may flourish.
Misconduct and fraud in academic activity seriously
undermines the scientific enterprise. The University
will act to ensure that allegations of misconduct
are investigated promptly, thoroughly, and fairly.
If the allegations are substantiated, the University
will apply appropriate sanctions and correct any
public record or report of the work.
UNIVERSITY PRACTICE :
University practices for implementing this policy
include:
- It is important to distinguish clearly
scientific misconduct from honest
error or from ambiguities which might
be resolved by further investigation.
Scientific misconduct does not include
honest error or difference in interpretation
and judgmentof data. Scientific misconduct
shall be defined as including, but
not limited to:
- the falsification, fabrication,
or misrepresentation of data, including
deceptive reporting, or omission
of conflicting data with the intent
of falsifying results;
- plagiarism
or misrepresentation of others'
work as one's own;
- failure to assign authorship appropriately
on any manuscript, report, project,
publication, or electronic communication;
- deliberate violation of a University
policy or standard procedure in
research, including but not limited
to the policies on the use of human
subjects and the use and care of
animals;
- abuse of confidentiality in peer,
editorial, or regulatory review:
or use or disclosure of privileged
information, such as misappropriating
ideas from others I grant proposals,
award applications, or manuscripts;
or inappropriately using other privileged
communications;
- other practices that seriously
deviate from those that are commonly
accepted within the academic and
scientific community for proposing,
conducting, and reporting research.
- Allegations of scientific misconduct
will be subject to the procedures
of inquiry and formal investigation
specified in the Public Health service
Final Rule 42 CFR, Part 50.
The University reserves the right to address other
forms of fraudulent academic activity separately
and exclusive of the Scientific Integrity and Misconduct
policy and practices related thereto.
- Together, the responsibilities of
the Provost, the designated senior
administrator, and the University
Committee on Scientific Integrity
and Misconduct are to ensure the following:
- There is an impartial process
for the receipt of allegations of
scientific misconduct and for initiating
immediate inquiry into each allegation,
to be completed within 60 days of
the allegation;
- if findings of the inquiry provide
sufficient basis, that a formal
investigation be initiated within
30 days of completion of the inquiry;
- when appropriate, impartial experts
are called upon to assist in conducting
inquiries and investigations, and
that precautions are taken against
real or apparent conflicts of interest;
- affected individuals are afforded
confidential treatment to the maximum
extent possible, are given a prompt
and thorough investigation, and
are allowed an opportunity to comment
on the allegations and findings
of the inquiry and/or investigation;
- the positions and reputations
of persons, who, in good faith,
make allegations of scientific misconduct,
are protected to the maximum extent
possible, as well as those against
whom allegations of misconduct are
not confirmed;
- appropriate interim administrative
actions are taken to protect federal
funds and ensure that the purposes
of federal financial assistance
are being carried out;
- efforts are made to restore the
reputations of persons alleged to
have been engaged in misconduct
when allegations are not confirmed;
- appropriate sanctions are imposed
on individuals when allegations
of misconduct are substantiated;
these sanctions may include, but
are not limited to, a letter of
reprimand, removal from a project,
probation, suspension, or termination
of employment, depending on the
severity of the situation; and
- in cases where scientific research
has been misreported, appropriate
actions are taken to correct the
public record.
- A finding of scientific misconduct
by the University shall constitute
serious misconduct and failure of
a faculty or staff person to meet
their professional responsibilities.
RESPONSIBILITY FOR IMPLEMENTATION:
The implementation and administration of this policy
is the responsibility of the Provost and vice President
for Academic Affairs. The Provost shall appoint
a senior administrator who will be responsible for
the implementation of this policy and its compliance
with present and future federal regulations on scientific
misconduct.
The Provost will appoint a committee to advise
and assist the administrator. The committee shall
be representative of collegiate concentrations.
The committee will assist the administrator with
the implementation of policy, the preparation of
educational literature, the development 0£ administrative
procedures, and the conduct of inquiries and investigations
when deemed appropriate.
SCOPE OF POLICY COVERAGE:
This policy applies to the conduct of scholarly
activity and research performed by University faculty
, staff, and students, including all research and
scholarly activity conducted under the auspices
of the University, whether funded or unfunded; all
scholarly or research activity conducted on University
premises or using University facilities and materials;
all work published in which a University affiliation
is stated or implied, as for example, when a University
address is listed for requesting reprints of a publication;
or other research or scholarly activity which is
directly related to the fulfillment of one's employment
responsibilities at the University, such as professional
activities taken into consideration for faculty
promotion.
The scope of this policy includes student theses.
It also includes the work of students when they
are acting as paid or volunteer workers for the
University. It excludes students' work when done
as part of a course assignment.
| Authority
for Creation or Revision: |
| Minutes
of the Board of Regents, September 25, 1990:
para. .4355M. |
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