Federal Definitions and Regulations

A list of Responsible Conduct of Research Federal Definitions and Regulations are below:

Guidelines for Institutions and Whistleblowers: Responding to Possible Retaliation Against Whistleblowers in Extramural Research from the Office of Research Integrity

Integrity and Misconduct in Research, Report of the Commission on Research Integrity(PDF format)

Integrity in Scientific Research: Creating an Environment That Promotes Responsible Conduct from the National Academy Press

International Compilation of Human Subject Protections. The 2011 version lists about 1,100 laws, regulations, and guidelines on human subject protections from 96 countries.

Key Regulations: Misconduct in Science and Engineering and Research Misconduct from the National Science Foundation

Misconduct in Science Regulations, Public Health Service, from the Department of Health and Human Services

The Office of Research Integrity's Working Definition of Plagiarism

On Being a Scientist: Responsible Conduct in Research from National Academy Press

Research Misconduct Policy from the National Endowment for the Humanities

Whistleblower's Bill of Rights from the Office of Research Integrity