scientific misconduct and research ethics

1. Ethics of Scientific
research
Topic no ..4
Dr Hend Maarof

4. What is Misconduct?
 Research Misconduct is defined as fabrication
‫تلفيق‬, falsification‫تزييف‬ , or plagiarism‫انتحال‬ in
proposing, performing, or reviewing research, or
in reporting research results.

5. What is Misconduct?
 The definition of misconduct does not include
disputes ‫منازعات‬of honest error or honest differences
in interpretations or judgment of data
 There must be a significant departure ‫عن‬ ‫كبير‬ ‫خروج‬
‫المقبولة‬ ‫الممارسات‬from accepted practices of the
relevant research community; and
 The misconduct must be committed intentionally,
knowingly, or in a reckless disregard of accepted
practices; ‫في‬ ‫أو‬ ‫علم‬ ‫عن‬ ‫أو‬ ‫قصد‬ ‫عن‬ ‫السلوك‬ ‫سوء‬ ‫يرتكب‬ ‫أن‬ ‫يجب‬
‫المقبولة‬ ‫للممارسات‬ ‫متهور‬ ‫تجاهل‬

6. Procedures to word
misconduct
 Allegation‫االدعاء‬ – A written allegation of misconduct
that triggers the procedures.
 Inquiry ‫االستفسار‬ – The process for which information
gathering and preliminary fact-finding to determine
if a Charge or apparent instance of Research
Misconduct has substance and therefore warrants
an Investigation: Research Integrity Officer
 Investigation ‫التحقيق‬ – The process for the formal
examination and evaluation of all relevant facts to
determine whether Research Misconduct has
occurred, and if so, the responsible person and the
seriousness of the misconduct: Deciding Official