Honesty, Accountability and Trust: Fostering Research Integrity in Canada

Summary

Academic research is a core driver of modern society. It plays a major role in economic competitiveness, environmental protection, and the health and safety of Canadians. The proper conduct of research is critical to its credibility, the public’s trust in its outcomes, and the integrity of the published record. A common understanding of research integrity would be valuable to granting agencies, research institutions, individual researchers, students, and all those interested in research results.

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The Question

What are the key research integrity principles, procedural mechanisms, and practices, appropriate in the Canadian context, that could be applied across research disciplines at institutions receiving funds from the federal granting councils

Key Findings

Industry Canada asked the CCA to conduct an assessment examining the key research integrity principles, procedural mechanisms, and appropriate practices for their application across research disciplines and institutions in Canada.

The Expert Panel on Research Integrity concluded that there is a need to foster a positive, values-based environment for research integrity in Canada. The Panel identified the need for a common, system-wide approach to research integrity that involves all actors and disciplines in the research community, and proposed a new entity, the Canadian Council for Research Integrity (CCRI). The CCRI would serve as a central educational and advisory arm on issues of research integrity, which would help to address the gaps in the current system by enhancing its transparency and accountability.

Honesty, Accountability and Trust: Fostering Research Integrity in Canada

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The Question

Key Findings

Expert Panel

Paul Davenport

Wesley Cragg

Daniele Fanelli

Jean-Marc Fleury

Lisa M. Given

Ronald Heslegrave

Brian C. Martinson

Kathryn O’Hara

B. Mario Pinto

R. Kerry Rowe

Clive Seligman

Daniel W. Smith

Michèle Stanton-Jean

Martha Crago

Expert Panel

Paul Davenport

Wesley Cragg

Daniele Fanelli

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Honesty, Accountability and Trust: Fostering Research Integrity in Canada

Summary

The Question

Key Findings

Expert Panel

Paul Davenport

Wesley Cragg

Daniele Fanelli

Jean-Marc Fleury

Lisa M. Given

Ronald Heslegrave

Brian C. Martinson

Kathryn O’Hara

B. Mario Pinto

R. Kerry Rowe

Clive Seligman

Daniel W. Smith

Michèle Stanton-Jean

Martha Crago

Expert Panel

Paul Davenport

Wesley Cragg

Daniele Fanelli

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