SUBJECT:

Integrity of Research

Integrity of the research enterprise is central to the search for new
knowledge. All individuals engaged in research at the University of
California, San Diego, are responsible for adhering to high standards
of intellectual honesty. Faculty and supervisors of research
personnel (including graduate students and postdoctoral scholars) have
a special obligation to set an example and create an environment that
encourages intellectual integrity. Open communication, an emphasis
on quality of research and publications, appropriate supervision of
personnel, maintenance of accurate and detailed records of research
procedures and results, and suitable assignment of credit and
responsibility for research and publications are all elements of
intellectual honesty.

The most serious forms of research misconduct are fabrication
(creating fictitious data or results), falsification (altering data or
results including selective mission of data without scientific or
scholarly justification), plagiarism (using the words or ideas of
others without acknowledgment and passing them off as one's own), or
other deliberate misrepresentation in proposing, conducting, or
reporting research.

Less serious research misconduct denotes other deviations from good
research practices, Including but not limited to failure to provide
appropriate citations, refusal to give peers reasonable access to
unique research materials or data that support published papers, use
of inappropriate statistical or other methods of measurement to
enhance the significance of research findings, grossly inadequate
supervision of research subordinates, and abuse of confidentiality.
Misconduct does not include simple negligence, honest error, or honest
interpretations or judgments of data that differ from those of others.

It is the responsibility of each individual engaged in research
(employees, student., postdoctorates, visiting scholars, and
contractors) at UCSD and its affiliated institutions to be informed of
and adhere to University, campus, and department policies relating to
research and of the policies and procedures of the agencies funding
his or her research. UCSD's Policy On Integrity of Research and
Procedures for Handling Allegations of Research Misconduct and related
policies are available on the World Wide Web at
http://www-ogsr.ucsd.edu/research.html, on Info Path in the Academic
Resources menu (select "Graduate Studies and Research", then proceed
to "Research Information and Policies"), and on paper in
administrative offices of academic departments and organized research
units.

Questions or concerns about integrity of research may be addressed to
your department chair, ombudspersons for the School of Medicine (list
available on the above-referenced home page, from SOM department
chairs or front SOM Academic Affairs Dean's office), SIO Academic
Affairs Associate Dean Michael Mullin, or Coordinator Marianne
Generates in the Office of Graduate Studies and Research.

Marjorie C. Caserio Interim Chancellor