What is Research Misconduct?
According to the , Research Misconduct is defined as fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism in proposing, performing, or reviewing research, or in reporting research results.
- Fabrication is making up data or results and recording or reporting them.
- Falsification is manipulating research materials, equipment, or processes, or changing or omitting data or results such that the research is not accurately represented in the research record.
- Plagiarism is the appropriation of another person鈥檚 ideas, processes, results, or words without giving appropriate credit.
- Research misconduct does not include honest error or differences of opinion.
FGCU holds all individuals involved in scientific research and scholarly/creative activity to the highest ethical standards in the conduct of these activities. Faculty, staff, and students are expected to comply with generally accepted ethical and legal standards for the conduct of and reporting of possible violations in the conduct scientific research and scholarly/creative activity.
FGCU has established a Research Misconduct policy (available on the University Policies page) that applies to individuals (other than students involved in regular classroom assignments) engaged in any form of research and scholarship, funded or otherwise, in every discipline throughout FGCU.
For more information and assistance with IACUC and IRB applications, please contact the Compliance Coordinator at research@fgcu.edu.
For more information and assistance with Institutional Safety Committee (ISC), please contact Rhonda Holtzclaw at 239-590-1037 or rholtzcl@fgcu.edu.
Federal Regulations Related to Misconduct in Research- Department of Agriculture, DR 1074-001
- Department of Energy,
- Department of Labor,
- Environmental Protection Agency,
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
- National Endowment for the Humanities,
- National Science Foundation,
- Public Health Service,
- Veteran鈥檚 Administration,
- DHHS ,
- DHHS/ORI:
- DHHS/ORI: related to the responsible conduct of research (RCR) and the handling of research misconduct
- DHHS/ORI: that address integrity issues faced by those involved in research
- National Science Foundation, Office of Inspector General,