RTI, International, 3040 Cornwallis Road, Box 12194, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
Sci Eng Ethics. 2012 Dec;18(4):605-19. doi: 10.1007/s11948-011-9274-2. Epub 2011 Jun 7.
Institutions receiving federal funding for research from the U.S.Public Health Service need to have policies and procedures to both prevent research misconduct and to adjudicate it when it occurs. The person who is designated to handle research misconduct is typically referred to as the research integrity officer (RIO). In this interview study we report on 79 RIOs who describe how they would handle allegations of research misconduct. Their responses were compared to two expert RIOs. The responses to the allegations in the scenarios demonstrated that RIOs are not uniformly well prepared to handle activities associated with reported allegations of research misconduct. We recommend greater preparation through directed training, use of check lists of possible behaviors necessary to consider when situations arise, being involved in a network of RIOs so one can discuss options, and the possible need to certify RIOs.
各机构如从美国公共卫生署获得研究经费，则需要制定政策和程序，既要防止研究不端行为，又要在发生此类行为时加以裁定。通常，被指定负责处理研究不端行为的人被称为研究诚信官员（RIO）。在这项访谈研究中，我们报告了 79 名 RIO 的情况，他们描述了自己将如何处理研究不端行为的指控。他们的回答与两名专家 RIO 进行了比较。对情景中指控的回应表明，RIO 并非都能很好地准备好处理与报告的研究不端行为指控相关的活动。我们建议通过定向培训、使用在出现情况时必须考虑的可能行为检查表、参与 RIO 网络以讨论各种选择，以及可能需要对 RIO 进行认证等方式，进行更多的准备。
