Policies and Guidelines for the Responsible Conduct of Research

FHCRC

• Policies
  • Research Misconduct Policy and Procedures (Restated 3/14/07) (PDF)
  • Research Integrity Policy and Procedures (adopted April 1, 2007) (PDF)
  • Conflict of Interest Policy (effective July 1, 2002) (PDF)
  • Policy on Openness in Research (PDF)
  • Policy and Guidelines for Involvement with Outside Interests (revised 11/6/03) (PDF, 160K)
  • Privacy and Security Policies
  • Patents and Inventions Policy
  • Policy on the Management of Human Biological Materials Collections in Research Collaborations with Commercial Entities (PDF)
• Training
  • Human Subjects Research (Training)
  • Research Involving Animals (Training)

Federal

• General
  • Research Misconduct
  • ORI Sample Policies and Procedures for Responding to Allegations of Research Misconduct
  • ORI Policy on Plagiarism
  • ORI Guidelines for Institutions and Whistleblowers
• Training in RCR
  • PHS Policy on Instruction in the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) - Suspended
• Data Sharing
  • NIH Data Sharing Policy
• Human Subjects
  • Federal Regulations - 45 CFR 46 Protection of Human Subjects
  • The Belmont Report Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research
• Peer Review
  • NIH Peer Review Policies and Issues
  • Revised NIH Peer Review Conflict of Interest Policy (PDF)
• Collaborative Science
  • ORI article - Preempting Discord: Prenuptial Agreements For Scientists

Academic Societies

• Authorship
  • Council of Science Editors, Is It Time for a New Approach to Authorship?
• Mentoring
  • National Academies Press, Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience for Scientists and Engineers: A Guide for Postdoctoral Scholars, Advisers, Institutions, Funding Organizations, and Disciplinary Societies (2000)
• General Scientific Integrity
  • Integrity in Scientific Research: Creating an Environment that Promotes Responsible Conduct National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine, 2002