Working with Research Integrity—Guidance for Research Performing Organisations: The Bonn PRINTEGER Statement

• Published in: Science and engineering ethics Vol. 24; no. 4; pp. 1023 - 1034
• Main Authors: Forsberg, Ellen-Marie, Anthun, Frank O., Bailey, Sharon, Birchley, Giles, Bout, Henriette, Casonato, Carlo, Fuster, Gloria González, Heinrichs, Bert, Horbach, Serge, Jacobsen, Ingrid Skjæggestad, Janssen, Jacques, Kaiser, Matthias, Lerouge, Inge, van der Meulen, Barend, de Rijcke, Sarah, Saretzki, Thomas, Sutrop, Margit, Tazewell, Marta, Varantola, Krista, Vie, Knut Jørgen, Zwart, Hub, Zöller, Mira
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.08.2018; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Academies and Institutes; Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering; Careers; Codes of Ethics; Consensus; Corporate culture; Criticism; Education; Engineering; Ethics; Ethics, Research; European Consensus Statement; Guidelines as Topic; Humans; Integrity; Investment advisors; Leadership; Medicine/Public Health; Murders & murder attempts; Organizational aspects; Organizations; Philosophy; Philosophy of Science; Professional ethics; Professional misconduct; Quality assurance; Quality control; Research centers; Research Personnel - ethics; Researchers; Responsibilities; Scientific Misconduct; Strengthening; Universities; Whistleblowing; Work environment; Working conditions; Guidance; Consensus conference; Research integrity; Research misconduct; Organisational responsibilities
• ISSN: 1353-3452; 1471-5546; 1471-5546
• DOI: 10.1007/s11948-018-0034-4

This document presents the Bonn PRINTEGER Consensus Statement: Working with Research Integrity—Guidance for research performing organisations. The aim of the statement is to complement existing instruments by focusing specifically on institutional responsibilities for strengthening integrity. It takes into account the daily challenges and organisational contexts of most researchers. The statement intends to make research integrity challenges recognisable from the work-floor perspective, providing concrete advice on organisational measures to strengthen integrity. The statement, which was concluded February 7th 2018, provides guidance on the following key issues: Providing information about research integrity Providing education, training and mentoring Strengthening a research integrity culture Facilitating open dialogue Wise incentive management Implementing quality assurance procedures Improving the work environment and work satisfaction Increasing transparency of misconduct cases Opening up research Implementing safe and effective whistle-blowing channels Protecting the alleged perpetrators Establishing a research integrity committee and appointing an ombudsperson Making explicit the applicable standards for research integrity