Research Misconduct
Your reputation, as well as the reputation of your collaborators, faculty, academic field, and university, depends on conducting sound, responsible, and ethical research. Understanding how to conduct responsible research is key to avoiding misconduct charges. Research misconduct includes fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism in proposing, performing, reviewing, or reporting research. It also includes ordering, advising, or suggesting that subordinates engage in misconduct. More information can be found in the Iowa State Research Misconduct Policy Library.
Types of research misconduct:
- Failure to Comply with Legislative and Regulatory Requirements
- Impropriety of Authorship
- Misappropriation of ideas
- Falsification
- Fabrication
- Plagiarism & Self-Plagiarism
- Violation of Generally Accepted Research Practices
Falsification of Data Examples of research misconduct include, but are not limited to:
- Making up data or results and recording or reporting them
- Manipulating research materials, equipment, or processes
- Omitting data or results such that the research is not accurately represented in the research record
- Taking a research idea or data from another person or written work and claiming it as your own Professional and Other Consequences of Research Misconduct
- Loss of credibility
- Loss of references from institution
- Ability to have partners in research
