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Scientific integrity (e)

The Code was written for the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences. Its content is largely in line with the PSI guidelines. 

The EU directives are a basis for many other national directives (Revised Edition 2023).

The principles and responsibilities set out in the Singapore Statement on Research Integrity represent the first international effort to encourage the development of unified policies, guidelines and codes of conduct, with the long-range goal of fostering greater integrity in research worldwide.

The Montreal Statement outlines principles to guide successful and trustworthy research collaborations 'that cross national, institutional, disciplinary and sector boundaries.'

The Amsterdam Agenda seeks to promote discussion and to coordinate efforts to improve research integrity on a global scale.

The Hong Kong Principles were developed with a specific focus on the need to drive research improvement through ensuring that researchers are explicitly recognized and rewarded for behaviors that strengthen research integrity. We present five principles: responsible research practices; transparent reporting; open science (open research); valuing a diversity of types of research; and recognizing all contributions to research and scholarly activity. For each principle, we provide a rationale for its inclusion and provide examples where these principles are already being adopted.

The Cape Town Statement on Fostering Research Integrity through Fairness and Equity advocates for fair practice from conception to implementation of research and provides 20 recommendations aimed at all involved stakeholders.

In the “Memorandum on scientific integrity and the handling of misconduct in the scientific context”, unjustified claims of authorship in scientific publications are referred to as a form of scientific misconduct – a view widely shared in other countries. In the Principles and Procedures, the main criteria for legitimate authorship are specified, as well as the associated responsibilities.

The goal of The Embassy of Good Science is to promote research integrity among all those involved in research. The platform is open to anyone willing to learn or support others in fostering understanding and awareness around Good Science. The website contains materials and information about cases, that help you in your every-day research practice to do Good Science.