Designing and implementing a research integrity promotion plan: Recommendations for research funders

PLoS Biology, vol. 20, pp. e3001773

Abstract

Various stakeholders in science have put research integrity high on their agenda. Among them, research funders are prominently placed to foster research integrity by requiring that the organizations and individual researchers they support make an explicit commitment to research integrity. Moreover, funders need to adopt appropriate research integrity practices themselves. To facilitate this, we recommend that funders develop and implement a Research Integrity Promotion Plan (RIPP). This Consensus View offers a range of examples of how funders are already promoting research integrity, distills 6 core topics that funders should cover in a RIPP, and provides guidelines on how to develop and implement a RIPP. We believe that the 6 core topics we put forward will guide funders towards strengthening research integrity policy in their organization and guide the researchers and research organizations they fund.

Authors 26

1. Serge P. J. M. Horbach

   Aarhus University

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   Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

2. L.M. Bouter

   Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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   Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

3. GEORGE D. GASKELL

   London School of Economics and Political Science

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   London School of Economics and Political Science, London, United Kingdom

4. Maura P. Hiney

   Health Research Board

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   Health Research Board, Dublin, Ireland

5. Panagiotis Kavouras

   National Technical University of Athens

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   National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece

6. Niels Mejlgaard

   Aarhus University

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   Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

7. Nick Allum

   University of Essex

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   University of Essex, Colchester, United Kingdom

8. Noémie Aubert Bonn

   Amsterdam University Medical Centers

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   Department of Ethics, Law and Humanities, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

9. Anna-Kathrine Bendtsen

   Aarhus University

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   Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

10. Costas A. Charitidis

    National Technical University of Athens

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    National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece

11. Nik Claesen

    European Association of Research Managers and Administrators

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    European Association of Research Managers and Administrators, Brussels, Belgium

12. Kris Dierickx

    KU Leuven

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    KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

13. Anna Domaradzka

    University of Warsaw

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    Robert Zajonc Institute for Social Studies, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

14. Andrea Reyes Elizondo Aachen Centre for Science an Technology Studies

    Leiden University

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    Centre for Science an Technology Studies, Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands

15. Nicole Föger
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    Austrian Agency for Research Integrity, Vienna, Austria

16. Wolfgang Kaltenbrunner Aachen Centre for Science an Technology Studies

    Leiden University

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    Centre for Science an Technology Studies, Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands

17. Teodora Konach
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    Austrian Agency for Research Integrity, Vienna, Austria

18. Krishma Labib

    Amsterdam University Medical Centers

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    Department of Ethics, Law and Humanities, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

19. Ana Marušić

    University of Split

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    University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia

20. Daniel Pizzolato

    KU Leuven

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    KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

21. Tine Ravn

    Aarhus University

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    Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

22. Rea Roje

    University of Split

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    Department of Research in Biomedicine and Health, University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia

23. Mads P. Sørensen

    Aarhus University

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    Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

24. Borana Taraj

    European Association of Research Managers and Administrators

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    European Association of Research Managers and Administrators, Brussels, Belgium

25. Giuseppe Veltri

    University of Trento

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    University of Trento, Trento, Italy

26. Joeri K. Tijdink corresponding

    Amsterdam University Medical Centers · Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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    Department of Ethics, Law and Humanities, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands