Good scientific practices
Scientific misconduct
1. False declarations
- the invention of data;
- falsifying data, for example
- by selecting and rejecting undesired results without disclosing it,
- by manipulating a representation or illustration;
- providing incorrect information in a letter of application or grant application (including
- misrepresentation of the publication organ and publications in print).
2. Infringement of intellectual property rights
- in relation to a copyrighted work created by another person or to essential knowledge, hypotheses, teachings or research approaches originating from others:
- unauthorised exploitation under presumption of authorship (plagiarism),
- the exploitation of research approaches and ideas, in particular as a reviewer
- (theft of ideas),
- the presumption or unfounded acceptance of scientific authorship or co-authorship,
- the falsification of the contents,
- the unauthorised publication and unauthorised making available to third parties, as long as
- the work, knowledge, hypothesis, teaching or research approach has not yet been
- are published.
3. Claiming the (co-)authorship of another without his or her consent
4. Sabotage of research activities
5. Elimination of primary data
Co-responsibility for misconduct may arise from, among other things
- active participation in the misconduct of others,
- Knowledge of counterfeiting by others,
- Co-author of forged publications,
- gross neglect of the duty of supervision.
Funktionen
Ombudspersonen |
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Prof. Matthias Held |
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Barnhöfer (Stellvertretung) |