Research Misconduct

Research misconduct means fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism in proposing, performing, or reviewing research, or in reporting research results.

(a) Fabrication is making up data or results and recording or reporting them.

(b) Falsification is manipulating research materials, equipment, or processes, or changing or omitting data or results such that the research is not accurately represented in the research record.

(c) Plagiarism is the appropriation of another person's ideas, processes, results, or words without giving appropriate credit.

(d) Research misconduct does not include honest error or differences of opinion.

Available Training

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*Research Misconduct Training Course: Plagiarism, Fabrication, Falsification, Whistleblower by University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Additional Resources

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The University of Texas at Arlington: Policies and Procedures for Responding to Allegations of Misconduct in Research and/or Scholarship **Under Revision**
DHHS Office of Research Integrity: Policy on Plagiarism