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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779065803321

Titolo

Promoting research integrity in a global environment [[electronic resource] /] / editors, Tony Mayer, Nicholas Steneck

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, 2012

ISBN

981-4340-98-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (438 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MayerTony

SteneckNicholas

Disciplina

001.42

Soggetti

Research - Moral and ethical aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

section 1. Welcomes -- section 2. Research integrity structures -- section 3. Research misconduct -- section 4. Codes of conduct -- section 5. Institutional and national approaches to fostering responsible research -- section 6. Individual approaches to fostering integrity in research -- section 7. Integrity issues for authors and editors -- seciton 8. Integrity in the news, climate change and dual-use technology.

Sommario/riassunto

Globalisation has become a rewarding but challenging fact of life for scientific and scholarly researchers. Intellectually, they work with shared understandings of their areas of research and research methods. Professionally, responsibility and best practices are subject to many different rules and standards that vary across disciplines, countries, and cultures. They know how to measure and study the objects of their research but are often less sure of what constitutes the responsible practice of research or research integrity. The World Conferences on Research Integrity provide a forum for an