hdr & ecr workshop - bond university ecr .pdf · ethical review and conduct. data and records....
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Dr Gary Allen…Senior Consultant | Australasian Human Research Ethics Consultancy Services……[email protected] | www.ahrecs.com | https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-allen-629847128
HDR & ECR WorkshopBond University
Research integrityPlanning for success….
Being an excellent mentor...
Overview (14:00-15:30)
Welcome and introduction Research integrity - Initial reflections and what’s included?
Authorship, publication ethics and a publication plan (and CYA) Knowing where not to publish Collaborative research – Tips and CYA2 Breaches of the Code and research misconduct Reflections on the upcoming new version of the Code
Vignette discussion Resources QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION
Discussion activity
What do you see as your responsibilities in relation to research integrity?
1. Discuss with one or two of your neighbours (preferably people who you don’t know well)
2. Take 2 minutes to exchange ideas on what you understand to be your research integrity responsibilities
3. You will be asked to share your ideas
Serious consequences for missteps
Your responsibilities
As a Bond University researcher Regard research integrity as a core component of
good research practice Promote the standards and University arrangements
Refer to resources, policies and processes
Know the standards
Apply the standards
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Research integrity it’s all about your practice
Genuine Search for Knowledge
Honesty & Integrity
Good Training and Mentoring
Conflicts of Interest
Ethical Review and Conduct
Data and Records
Publication Ethics and Authorship
Peer Review
• Quality research• Core component• Not ‘just’ about
compliance• Not someone
else’s problem• National and
international standards
• Career impacts
The designand conduct of research
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Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research
Released in 2007 and review underway
Issued by ARC, NHMRC and UA
Research conducted under auspices of Bond
Institutional compliance a condition of most funding.
Applies to all irrespective of discipline, funding, research expertise, type of output or research ethics
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What’s in the current Code?
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Responsibilities: institutions,
supervisors, students and other
researchers
Responsible management of
data and materialsSupervision Publication
ethics…
Authorship… Peer review Conflicts of interest
Collaborative workacross institutions
Breaches of the Code and research
misconduct
Discussion activity You are approached by a senior colleague with whom you work on a
related project; she asks to be listed as a co-author of an output you are currently working on. What would you do? 1. Discuss with one or two of your neighbours (preferably
people who you don’t know well)
2. Take 2 minutes to exchange ideas on what you understand to be your research integrity responsibilities
3. You will be asked to share your ideas
Balancing considerations
Would your answer be different if they were based at an institution in another country and have a high citation index?
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Authorship
Criteria (combination of): Conception/design, data collection/analysis and write Sign-off and responsibility
Participants Only include those who meet the
criteria Don’t exclude people who do
meet criteria
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Authorship
Expression of agreement Acknowledging others Order of authorship should
ordinarily be based upon significance of contribution
Tensions International Interdisciplinary
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Discussion activity
What do you believe could be the research integrity challenges for collaborative research?
1. Discuss with one or two of your neighbours (preferably people who you don’t know well)
2. Take 2 minutes to exchange ideas on what you understand to be your research integrity responsibilities
3. You will be asked to share your ideas
Shared serious consequences for missteps
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Collaborative research
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Agree to roles and timeframes
Discuss authorship and acknowledgements
Discuss conflicts of interest
Discuss location, access and ownership of data
Publication plan…
Collegiate discussion but CYA
Publication ethics
For the most part, publish results only once or cite earlier outputs
Publishing in other languages Plagiarism and self-plagiarism (copyright) Honesty and integrity ‘Salami slicing’ Respond promptly and with respect to editors/reviewers Reflections on national and international experiences Illustrations tip (http://www.figshare.com/) Refer to resources from COPE
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Knowing where not to publish
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Publication ethics: Publish results only once or cite earlier outputs Publisher rules and copyright Predatory publishers Life after the Beall’s List Reflections on open access Zombie, cloned and hijacked publishers Reflections on black and white lists Assessing quality Career and other impacts of choosing poorlySee this blog post by Israel & Allen (2017)
Publication plan
KNOWN OUTPUTS Roles?
Other authors?
Order of authorship?
Acknowledgment of others?
FUTURE OUTPUTS Intention to contact and first refusal
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Breaches of the Code
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Research conducted without ethics approval
Conduct of research inconsistent with ethics
approval
Failure to report and manage serious adverse events(h)/unexpected
adverse events(a)
Failure to protect participant welfare (a/h),
privacy (h), confidentiality (h)
Fabrication of resultsFalsification or
misrepresentation of results
Plagiarism Misleading ascription of authorship
Failure to declare and manage serious conflicts
of interest
Making a frivolous, mischievous or
vexatious allegation
Research misconduct
Is all of the following A breach of the Code Intent and deliberation, or recklessness or gross and
persistent negligence Serious consequences – e.g. false information on the public
record, negative impact on reputation of the University
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Research misconduct
Proposed changes to the Code and what it might mean to – research at Bond
Unfunded Funded
Research with collaborators Australian international
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Discussion activity
A sheet has been distributed which describes 6 research integrity vignettes (based on real cases)
In groups of 2-3 discuss at least three of the vignettes. Take 15 minutes
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Resources
Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research Committee on Publication Ethics guidelinesBond University Policies and resources that implement the Australian Code
see https://bond.edu.au/researchers/research-support/research-tools
Research Integrity Advisers Short workshop in your areaAHRECS Resource Library – Papers, books, guidelines and news
items Research Ethics Monthly – Free monthly blog about
research integrity and human research ethics
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Close
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QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION
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