Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA.
Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, R3 Center for Innovation in Science Education, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
BMC Res Notes. 2022 May 15;15(1):177. doi: 10.1186/s13104-022-06065-5.
Research integrity, an essential precept of scientific inquiry and discovery, comprises norms such as Rigor, Reproducibility, and Responsibility (the 3R's). Over the past decades, numerous issues have arisen that challenge the reliability of scientific studies, including irreproducibility crises, lack of good scientific principles, and erroneous communications, which have impacted the public's trust in science and its findings. Here, we highlight one important component of research integrity that is often overlooked in the discussion of proposals for improving research quality and promoting robust research; one that spans from the lab bench to the dissemination of scientific work: responsible science communication. We briefly outline the role of education and institutions of higher education in teaching the tenets of good scientific practice and within that, the importance of adequate communications training. In that context, we present our framework of responsible science communication that we live by and teach to our students in courses and workshops that are part of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health R Center for Innovation in Science Education.
研究诚信是科学探究和发现的基本原则之一，它包含了严谨性、可重复性和责任性（即 3R）等规范。在过去的几十年中，出现了许多挑战科学研究可靠性的问题，包括不可重复性危机、缺乏良好的科学原则以及错误的交流，这些问题已经影响了公众对科学及其发现的信任。在这里，我们强调研究诚信的一个重要组成部分，这在讨论提高研究质量和促进稳健研究的建议时往往被忽视：从实验室工作台到科学工作的传播，贯穿始终的负责任的科学交流。我们简要概述了教育和高等教育机构在教授良好科学实践原则方面的作用，以及在这其中，充分的交流培训的重要性。在这种情况下，我们提出了我们的负责任的科学交流框架，我们在课程和工作坊中向学生传授这些内容，这些课程和工作坊是约翰霍普金斯彭博公共卫生学院创新科学教育中心的一部分。
