RESPONSIBLE RESEARCH PUBLICATION: INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS FOR AUTHORS

Abstract

Summary

• The research being reported should have been conducted in an ethical and responsible manner and should comply with all relevant legislation.
• Researchers should present their results clearly, honestly, and without fabrication, falsification or inappro-priate data manipulation.
• Researchers should strive to describe their methods clearly and unambiguously so that their findings can be confirmed by others.
• Researchers should adhere to publication requirements that submitted work is original, is not plagiarised, and has not been published elsewhere.
• Authors should take collective responsibility for submitted and published work.
• The authorship of research publications should accurately reflect individuals' contributions to the work and its reporting.
• Funding sources and relevant conflicts of interest should be disclosed.

Reference

1.     Wager E &Kleinert S (2011) Responsible research publication: international Standards for authors. A position statement developed at the 2nd World Conference on Research Integrity, Singapore, July 22-24, 2010. Chapter 50 in: Mayer T & Steneck N (eds) Promoting Research Integrity in a Global Environment. Imperial College Press / World Scientific Publi-shing, Singapore (pp 309-16). (ISBN 978-981-4340-97-7).