| Abstract | The University of West Florida (the “University”) is committed to high quality research and scholarly activity as a means to enrich its learning environment and contribute to the community. As such, it is the policy of the University that all faculty members and researchers shall adhere to the highest standards of intellectual honesty and ethical conduct throughout the planning, performance, and reporting of their research. University faculty, staff, students, and affiliates will not engage in Research Misconduct in proposing, performing, reviewing research, or in reporting research results. Such persons engaged in research activity will fully comply with federal agency regulations, state ethical statutes, and University policies and procedures in conducting research and will report allegations of Research Misconduct to the Associate Vice President for Research Administration & Engagement (“AVP-RAE”) for review. University faculty members, staff members, and students responsible for the design, conduct, or reporting of research must meet federal and University Research Misconduct training requirements. The University will foster research integrity by offering Research Misconduct training to faculty, staff, and students engaged in research activity and informing them of the University’s policies and procedures regarding responsible conduct in research. This policy implements the University’s commitment to research integrity and is intended to satisfy the requirements of federal agencies that are funding or otherwise involved in University research. |
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