scholarly journals Establishing and Maintaining Research Integrity at Academic Institutions: Challenges and Opportunities

2020 ◽  
Vol 133 (3) ◽  
pp. e87-e90
Author(s):  
Janet D. Robishaw ◽  
David L. DeMets ◽  
Sarah K. Wood ◽  
Phillip M. Boiselle ◽  
Charles H. Hennekens
Keyword(s):  
Research Integrity ◽  
Academic Institutions ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

Editorial

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
João José Pinto Ferreira ◽  
Anne-Laure Mention ◽  
Marko Torkkeli
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Education Research ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Research Integrity ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Human Knowledge ◽  
Academic Institutions ◽  
Current State ◽  
State Of Research ◽  
Successive Generations

The expansion of human knowledge in all areas is largely the outcome of the activity of academic institutions and the result of their mission to contribute to the cultural, intellectual and economic development of the society, involving education, research and university extension activities. For many years, the academic community has been organizing itself in all different ways to respond to current and future needs, ensuring research integrity and recognition, and building on successive generations of peers to validate and support the launching and development of novel research streams. We owe the current state of research and development of our society to generations of scholars and scientists that have brought all of us here.(...)

scholarly journals PPI in research: a reflection from early stage researchers

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alice M. Biggane ◽  
Maria Olsen ◽  
Paula R. Williamson
Keyword(s):  
Health Research ◽  
Public Involvement ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Training Session ◽  
Research Integrity ◽  
Round Table ◽  
Patient And Public Involvement ◽  
Main Body ◽  
Research On Research ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

Abstract Background The importance of patient and public involvement (PPI) in the design and conduct of health research projects is gaining widespread recognition; however, it is still a developing area. Furthermore, PPI in methodological health research can help increase research value Thus, it is of great importance that researchers, especially early stage researchers continue to discuss and learn about the future challenges and opportunities of PPI. Objective With this commentary, we aim to disseminate i) key messages from a recent PPI training event and ii) discuss what early stage researchers (ESRs) in the “Methods in Research on Research” (MiRoR) project can do to improve our current and future work by considering and incorporating PPI. Main body The latest MiRoR network meeting held at the University of Split in Croatia (2nd-3rd October), included a PPI training session with presentations from Mr. Stephens a patient, about “Waste in research” and Dr. Westmore a funder on “Research integrity”, followed by smaller round-table discussions. This provided early stage researchers (ESRs) with an opportunity to discuss and explore the benefits and challenges of PPI in research, and the appropriate questions and research that is required for improving the implementation of PPI in clinical research. Conclusion As with intervention research, PPI is also important for methodological research since this will help to increase both the value, integrity and quality of research. By providing early stage researchers with appropriate educational, interactive and real-world training, this will introduce the various merits and challenges associated with PPI in early-stage research.

scholarly journals Introduction to the Special JeSLIB Issue on Data Curation in Practice

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia Hudson Vitale ◽  
Jake R. Carlson ◽  
Hannah Hadley ◽  
Lisa Johnston
Keyword(s):  
Research Integrity ◽  
Scientific Communication ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Data Curation ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Academic Institutions ◽  
Data Repositories ◽  
Communication Processes ◽  
Potential Impact

Research data curation is a set of scientific communication processes and activities that support the ethical reuse of research data and uphold research integrity. Data curators act as key collaborators with researchers to enrich the scholarly value and potential impact of their data through preparing it to be shared with others and preserved for the long term. This special issues focuses on practical data curation workflows and tools that have been developed and implemented within data repositories, scholarly societies, research projects, and academic institutions.

scholarly journals 568 Challenges and Opportunities in Academic Advisement for Non-traditional Horticulture Students

HortScience ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 494A-494
Author(s):  
George E. Fitzpatrick ◽  
Kimberly A. Klock-Moore
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Academic Preparation ◽  
Academic Program ◽  
Academic Advisement ◽  
Academic Institutions ◽  
Traditional Student ◽  
Fort Lauderdale ◽  
Course Work ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
General Education Courses

The average undergraduate horticulture major at the Univ. of Florida Academic Program at Fort Lauderdale is 38 years old. The older, non-traditional student population is quite diverse, but many individuals are motivated by a desire to change careers, and many of them have taken extensive academic course work at other institutions prior to applying for admission to the Univ. of Florida. Academic advisement of this type of student presents a substantial challenge because of the uncertainty of content and vigor of prior academic preparation. To help meet this challenge, we have developed several academic advisement checklists that indicate numbers and titles of critical preprofessional and general education courses from the academic institutions that have been most frequently attended by the highest numbers of the incoming non-traditional students. These checklists have been cross-referenced between the catalogs of the various academic institutions and the Univ. of Florida catalog. We use these documents to evaluate the academic preparation of incoming transfer students and to assist them in making correct course selections to remedy any academic deficiencies that could negatively influence their success in upper division horticulture course work.

Chairing an academic pathology department: challenges and opportunities

2018 ◽  
Vol 72 (3) ◽  
pp. 206-212
Author(s):  
Zu-hua Gao
Keyword(s):  
Academic Development ◽  
Clinical Service ◽  
Academic Institutions ◽  
Service Model ◽  
Job Descriptions ◽  
Emerging Leaders ◽  
Pathology Department ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

Understanding the heterogeneity of departmental structure, service model and job descriptions for different pathology chairs, this review highlights some common challenges and opportunities facing most pathology chairs in academic institutions. The review is divided into three sections: clinical service, academic development and administration. The views and insights from this review may provide guidance to new chairs and emerging leaders in pathology and other relevant specialties.

scholarly journals The Hans Eysenck affair: Time to correct the scientific record

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 409-420 ◽  
Author(s):  
David F Marks
Keyword(s):  
Health Psychology ◽  
Conflict Of Interest ◽  
Research Integrity ◽  
Academic Institutions ◽  
Late Professor ◽  
King's College ◽  
British Psychological Society

The Journal of Health Psychology publishes here Dr Anthony Pelosi’s analysis of questionable science by one of the world’s best-known psychologists, the late Professor Hans J Eysenck. The provenance of a huge body of data produced by Eysenck and Ronald Grossarth-Maticek is highly controversial. In Open letters to King’s College London and the British Psychological Society, this editor is requesting a thorough investigation of the facts together with retraction or correction of 61 publications. Academic institutions have a conflict of interest concerning allegations of misconduct, which is why I believe that the only way forward is to have a National Research Integrity Ombudsperson to investigate allegations.

Ensuring Research Integrity

2021 ◽  
pp. 192-201
Author(s):  
A. J. Quintana
Keyword(s):  
Research Misconduct ◽  
Research Integrity ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Academic Institutions ◽  
Quality Research ◽  
Clear And Present Danger

In the field of research, integrity and trust are two of the essential attributes of quality research. Any report of research misconduct creates a clear and present danger to the research field, academic institutions, and their faculty, residents, students, and staff. We can see the rise in research misconduct, most simply through the rising number of article retractions. Throughout this chapter, the authors go into the various methods with which researchers overtly fabricate, falsify, and plagiarize their research and the more covert methods of research misconduct, including reshaping data, withholding unfavorable analyses, and other situations that toe the line.

Conundrum of resource sharing in Zimbabwe: a case of academic libraries

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 179-186
Author(s):  
Collence Takaingenmhamo Chisita ◽  
Madeleine C. Fombad
Keyword(s):  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Resource Sharing ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Academic Institutions ◽  
Concerted Effort ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Library Consortia ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Teaching Learning

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the challenges and opportunities for Zimbabwe’s academic libraries in their endeavour to provide quality services. It will examine how library consortia, namely, the Zimbabwe University Library Consortium (ZULC) and the College and Research Libraries Consortium (CARLC), have been able to provide for the information needs of their users at a time when budgets are inadequate and subscription costs to journals remain unaffordable. It will examine how academic libraries, through resource sharing platforms, have been able to exploit ubiquitous technologies and build on from the traditional interlibrary loan (ILL). The paper will recommend a strategy based on a model to strengthen access to scholarship through resource sharing. Design/methodology/approach The researcher opted for a qualitative research design. A purposive sample of 32 participants drawn from ten academic librarians located in Zimbabwe was used to collect the information. The participants were chosen because of their involvement in resource-sharing activities. The participants were drawn from the two library consortia, namely, CARLC and ZULC. Data for the study was collected using structured interviews. Findings The findings revealed that resource sharing was critical for the survival of academic libraries in Zimbabwe. The study found out that resource sharing was the only option to overcome the challenges of the paywall. It highlighted the need for a concerted effort of all academic institutions in adapting a model that provides for the diverse needs of members with regard to widening access to scholarship. However, in spite of the success of library consortia in enhancing resource sharing in Zimbabwe, there are challenges that require the concerted effort of all academic institutions in coming up with a model that best provides for the diverse needs of members with regard to resource sharing. Practical implications The results of the study will be useful in providing a long-term strategy for enhancing resource sharing among academic libraries in Zimbabwe in their endeavor to support teaching, learning and research. Originality/value There is a scarcity of scholarly studies on resource sharing initiatives among academic libraries in Zimbabwe. This study is unique because it tackles the experiences of the academic libraries in overcoming the challenges of the paywall.

scholarly journals Fake collaborations: Interdisciplinary science can undermine research integrity

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roy S Hessels ◽  
Alan Kingstone
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Method ◽  
Research Integrity ◽  
Academic Institutions ◽  
Interdisciplinary Science ◽  
Funding Agencies ◽  
Interdisciplinary Collaborations

Funding agencies and academic institutions are increasing their emphasis on interdisciplinary collaborations as an important scientific method for answering complex societal questions. We argue that participating in these initiatives can make one party to behaviors that risk the integrity of one's research. We suggest steps that researchers, institutions, and funding agencies can take to ameliorate this situation.

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