Research and publication ethics knowledge and practices in the health and life sciences: Findings from an exploratory survey

Bain, Luchuo Engelbert; Ebuenyi, Ikenna D.; Noubiap, Jean Jacques

doi:10.1016/j.jemep.2022.100803

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“…Various studies have been published on training and education in research integrity, but recent findings confirm this is currently sub-optimal (Bain et al, 2022;Bairi et al, 2022;Chua et al, 2022;Han et al, 2023;Schroter et al, 2018), and our own experience confirms this. Misconduct like citation malpractice can also arise due to coercion by peer reviewers or editors (Fong et al, 2023), which highlights the importance of including publishing ethics training for all stakeholders.…”

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Perspectives from a publishing ethics and research integrity team for required improvements

Alam¹,

Wilson²

2023

Journal of Data and Information Science

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It is imperative that all stakeholders within the research ecosystem take responsibility to improve research integrity and reliability of published research. Based on the unique experiences of a specialist publishing ethics and research integrity team within a major publisher, this article provides insights into the observed trends of misconduct and how those have evolved over time, and addresses key actions needed to improve the interface between researchers, funders, institutions and publishers to collectively improve research integrity on a global scale.

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Section: Training and Education -Establishing A Feedback Loop And Int...supporting

confidence: 79%

Perspectives from a publishing ethics and research integrity team for required improvements

Alam¹,

Wilson²

2023

Journal of Data and Information Science

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“…The de ciencies in methodological ability can be argued to be stemming from their disciplinary training which may be remedied by continuing education or mentorship in their elds. Meanwhile, the lack of training on research ethics for researchers continues to be a commonly reported barrier to ethical research practice among researchers engaged in research with human participants both in the region (6, 9, 41-44) and globally (45)(46)(47). This was documented in research for example, which assessed knowledge among Jordanian researchers, indicating that the majority had not received training in research ethics but were nonetheless involved in research with human subjects (9, 10), and who were also unable to accurately describe the role of RECs and types of reviews.…”

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Behind the scenes of research ethics committee oversight: a qualitative research study with committee chairs in the Middle East and North Africa region

Ashkar,

Nakkash,

Matar

et al. 2024

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Background: Research cites shortcomings and challenges facing research ethics committees in many regions across the world including Arab countries. This paper presents findings from qualitative in-depth interviews with REC chairs to explore their views on the challenges they face in their work with the oversight of research involving human populations. Methods: Virtual in-depth interviews were conducted with chairs (n=11) from both biomedical and/or social-behavioral research ethics committees in six countries, transcribed, coded and subject to thematic analyses for recurring themes. Results: Two sets of recurring themes impede the work of the committees and pose concerns for the quality of the research applications: (1) procedures and committee level challenges such as heavy workload, variations in member qualification, impeding bureaucratic procedures, member overwork, and intersecting socio-cultural values in the review process; (2) inconsistencies in the researchers’ competence in applied research ethics revealed by the applications reviewed which is also informative about their methodological and research ethics competence. Conclusions: Narratives of REC chairs are important to shed light on experiences and issues that are not captured in surveys, adding to the body of knowledge with implications for the region, low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in other parts of the world, and implications for international research collaborations.

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Behind the scenes of research ethics committee oversight: a qualitative research study with committee chairs in the Middle East and North Africa region

Ashkar,

Nakkash,

Matar

et al. 2024

BMC Med Ethics

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Background Research cites shortcomings and challenges facing research ethics committees in many regions across the world including Arab countries. This paper presents findings from qualitative in-depth interviews with research ethics committee (REC) chairs to explore their views on the challenges they face in their work with the oversight of research involving human populations.Methods Virtual in-depth interviews were conducted with chairs (n = 11) from both biomedical and/or socialbehavioral research ethics committees in six countries, transcribed, coded and subject to thematic analysis for recurring themes. ResultsTwo sets of recurring themes impede the work of the committees and pose concerns for the quality of the research applications: (1) procedures and committee level challenges such as heavy workload, variations in member qualification, impeding bureaucratic procedures, member overwork, and intersecting socio-cultural values in the review process; (2) inconsistencies in the researchers' competence in both applied research ethics and research methodology as revealed by their applications.Conclusions Narratives of REC chairs are important to shed light on experiences and issues that are not captured in surveys, adding to the body of knowledge with implications for the region, and low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) in other parts of the world. International research collaborations could benefit from the findings.

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Research and publication ethics knowledge and practices in the health and life sciences: Findings from an exploratory survey

Cited by 4 publications

References 9 publications

Perspectives from a publishing ethics and research integrity team for required improvements

Perspectives from a publishing ethics and research integrity team for required improvements

Behind the scenes of research ethics committee oversight: a qualitative research study with committee chairs in the Middle East and North Africa region

Behind the scenes of research ethics committee oversight: a qualitative research study with committee chairs in the Middle East and North Africa region

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