Resources
Guidelines
- External Research Collaboration
- NTU Authorship Guidelines
- Acknowledgements in Research Communications
- Research Integrity Grant Conditions
- Guidance Note on the Use of ‘TurnItIn’ Plagiarism Checker
- Further Guidance on anti-plagiarism checks on Masters and PhD Theses
- Guidance Note on Misrepresentation of credentials
- Guidance Note on Image Manipulation
- Guidelines on Predatory Journals and Conferences
- Joint Statement on Research Integrity Relating to Scholarly Publications (updated 22 Oct 2018)
- Guidance Note on Addresses and Affiliation
- NTU position on the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Research
Foundational Documents
- Singapore Statement on Research Integrity
- Montréal Statement on Research Integrity in Cross-Boundary Research Collaborations
- Global Research Council Statement of Principles for Research Integrity (May 2013)
- Vancouver Protocol
- APEC Guiding Principles for Research Integrity
Reading Materials
- Steneck, N.H. (2007) "Introduction to the Responsible Conduct of Research". Retrieved from https://ori.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/rcrintro.pdf
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (2014) "For the Sound Development of Science: The Attitude of a Conscientious Scientist". Retrieved from https://www.jsps.go.jp/j-kousei/data/rinri_e.pdf
- National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. (2017) "Fostering Integrity in Research".
- Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)'s Core Pactices.
- ICMJE Recommendations
- Everyone needs a data-management plan. Nature 555, 286 (2018). doi: 10.1038/d41586-018-03065-z "They sound dull, but data-management plans are essential, and funders must explain why."
- Data management made simple. Nature 555, 403-405 (2018). doi: 10.1038/d41586-018-03071-1 "Keeping your research data freely available is crucial for open science - and your funding could depend on it."
- "Keeping science honest", by Josefin Sundin and Fredrik Jutfelt. Science, Vol 359, Issue 6383, pp. 1443. doi:10.1126/science.aat3473
- 'UK trials of airway transplants are in limbo', by Matt Warren. Science, Vol 359, Issue 6383, pp. 1448-1450. doi:10.1126/science.359.6383.1448
- The Hague Ethical Guidelines for responsible conduct in the chemical sciences.
- Before reproducibility must come preproducibility. Nature 557, 613 (2018). doi: 10.1038/d41586-018-05256-0
"Instead of arguing about whether results hold up, let’s push to provide enough information for others to repeat the experiments, says Philip Stark." - House of Commons, Science and Technology Committee's Sixth Report of Session 2017-2019, Research Integrity.
- "Tide of Lies", by Kai Kupferschmidt. Science, Vol 361, Issue 6403, pp. 636-641. doi: 10.1126/science.361.6403.636
- "India targets universities in predatory-journal crackdown", by Subhra Priyadarshini. Nature 560, 537-538 (2018). doi: 10.1038/d41586-018-06048-2
- Infographics on the responsible conduct of research and handling of research misconduct.
- "Thousands of scientists publish a paper every 5 days", by John P.A. Ioannidis, Richard Klavans & Kevin W. Boyack. Nature 561, 167-169 (2018). doi: 10.1038/d41586-018-06185-8
- "Predatory conference scammers are getting smarter", by Emma Stoye.
- "Systematic fabrication of scientific images revealed", by Jana Christopher. FEBS Letters, Vol 592, p3027-9 (26 Jul 2018).
- "Research on research", by Martin Enserink. Science, Vol 361, Issue 6408, pp. 1178-1179. doi: 10.1126/science.361.6408.1178
- "Journals under the microscope", by Jennifer Couzin-Frankel. Science, Vol 361, Issue 6408, pp. 1180-1183. doi: 10.1126/science.361.6408.1180
- "The metawars", by Jop de Vrieze. Science, Vol 361, Issue 6408, pp.1184-1188. doi: 10.1126/science.361.6408.1178
- "The truth squad", by Erik Stokstad. Science, Vol 361, Issue 6408, pp. 1189-1191. doi: 10.1126/science.361.6408.1189
- "A recipe for rigor", by Kai Kupferschmidt. Science, Vol 361, Issue 6408, pp.1192-1193. doi: 10.1126/science.361.6408.1192
- "Toward a more scientific science", by Pierre Azoulay et.al. Science, Vol 361, Issue 6408, pp.1194-1197. doi: 10.1126/science.aav2484
- Science, Vol 361 (21 September 2018).
- "Avoiding Predatory Journals and Questionable Conferences: A Resource Guide (2018)", by Eaton, Sarah Elaine. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/20
- "Exploring publication ethics in the arts, humanities, and social sciences: A COPE study 2019"
https://doi.org/10.24318/cope.2019.4.1
Reproducibility
- "Robust research needs many lines of evidence", by Munafo and Smith. Nature, Vol 553:399. (25 Jan 2018)
- "Challenge to scientists: does your ten-year-old code still run?", by Jeffrey M. Perkel. Nature, Vol 584: 656-658. (24 Aug 2020)
Institutional Frameworks
- "Research integrity: nine ways to move from talk to walk", by Niels Mejlgaard et.al. Nature, Vol 586:358-360. (12 Oct 2020)