THE RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES -- Copyright -- PREFACE -- Contents -- CHAPTER 1 SUMMARY -- PURPOSE OF THE STUDY AND APPROACH -- ASSUMPTIONS AND FINDINGS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- Recommendations for the National Institutes of Health -- Recommendations for Universities and Other Research Centers -- Recommendations for Professional and Scientific Organizations and Journals -- CHAPTER 2 HISTORY -- PROFESSIONAL AND UNIVERSITY EFFORTS -- GOVERNMENT EFFORTS -- OBSERVATIONS -- CHAPTER 3 THE WORKSHOP -- KEY ISSUES -- The Organization of the Research Unit -- Data Retention and Sharing -- Education, Training, and Mentorship -- Authorship Practices -- Institutional Oversight -- The Effects of Commercialism on the Integrity of Academic Research -- CHAPTER 4 ANALYSIS -- ASSUMPTIONS AND FINDINGS -- CHAPTER 5 RECOMMENDATIONS -- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH -- RECOMMENDATION FOR UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER RESEARCH CENTERS -- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROFESSIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATIONS AND JOURNALS -- REFERENCES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- APPENDIXES -- APPENDIX A -- Agenda -- APPENDIX B -- PARTICIPANTS -- APPENDIX C -- PANEL 1 -- GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE GUIDELINES AND THE USE OF AUDITS -- PEER REVIEW -- Peer Review Within the Research Unit -- Peer Review Within the Department -- Review of the Department by Outside Peers -- Review of Published Work by Peers -- SHARING DATA, METHODS, AND REAGENTS -- Raw Data -- Access to Methods and Reagents -- Training and Supervisory Practices -- INSTITUTIONAL OVERSIGHT -- PANEL 2 -- THE DIVERSE NATURE OF CLINICAL RESEARCH -- THE ADEQUACY OF RESEARCH TRAINING -- MONITORING -- PANEL 3 -- TRAINING AND MENTORING -- THE HANDLING, STORAGE, AND MAINTENANCE OF DATA -- THE MEANING AND RESPONSIBILITY OF AUTHORSHIP -- SCIENTIFIC ACCOMPLISHMENT AND THE INSTITUTIONAL REWARD SYSTEM.

PROCEDURAL REVIEW OF ALLEGED IMPROPRIETIES -- PANEL 4 -- THE NEED FOR EXPOSURE TO THE ETHICS OF SCIENCE -- GUIDELINES FOR TRAINEES AND MENTORS -- The Responsibilities of Mentors -- Expectations and Responsibilities of Students and Trainees -- A RESEARCH AGENDA FOR INSTRUCTION IN THE ETHICS AND STANDARDS OF RESEARCH -- DETECTING AND REPORTING ERRORS AND MISCONDUCT -- THE ROLE OF PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES -- PANEL 5 -- APPOINTMENT -- ADVANCEMENT -- ASSURANCES -- AREAS FOR FURTHER STUDY -- PANEL 6 -- REPETITIVE PUBLICATION -- SUPERNUMERARY AUTHORSHIP -- INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES -- PEER REVIEW -- DOCUMENTATION OF REPORTED RESEARCH RESULTS -- RESPONSES TO FRAUD, RETRACTIONS, AND CORRECTIONS -- FREQUENCY OF FRAUD AND OTHER MISCONDUCT -- THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT -- PRESSURES TO PUBLISH.