Nicholas H. Steneck, director of the Research Ethics and Integrity Program of the Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research and professor emeritus of history at the University of Michigan. He is also a consultant to the federal Office of Research Integrity in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:...When the active consideration of integrity is put off to another day, it becomes easier to take the first compromising steps toward irresponsible research practices....
The Singapore Statement on Research Integrity
In late July, 340 researchers from 51 countries gathered in Singapore for the 2nd World Conference on Research Integrity and produced, collectively, the Singapore Statement on Research Integrity, which expresses the following principles:
- Honesty in all aspects of research
- Accountability in the conduct of research
Purpose of the Singapore Statement on Research Integrity
Publication is intended to challenge governments, organizations and researchers to develop more comprehensive standards, codes and policies to promote research integrity both locally and on a global basis.
The Statement is applicable to anyone who does research, to any organization that sponsors research and to any country that uses research results in decision-making. Good research practices are expected of all researchers: government, corporate and academic.
The Statement provide a foundation for more expansive and specific guidance worldwide. Its publication and dissemination are intended to make it easier for others to provide the leadership needed to promote integrity in research on a global basis, with a common approach to the fundamental elements of responsible research practice.
W Polsce, brak integralności myśli, czynów i ambicji wychodzi na jaw z poczynań każdego rządu, każdej partii politycznej, każdego reformatora i nieomal każdej relacji społecznej...nie mówiąc o integralności postaw naukowych i dydaktycznych...
