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Int J Prev Med. 2016 Jul 13;7:92. doi: 10.4103/2008-7802.186227. eCollection 2016.

A Proposed Strategy for Research Misconduct Policy: A Review on Misconduct Management in Health Research System.

International journal of preventive medicine

Shirin Djalalinia, Parviz Owlia, Hossein Malek Afzali, Mostafa Ghanei, Niloofar Peykari

Affiliations

  1. Deputy of Research and Technology, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran; NCD Research Centre, Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  2. Deputy of Research and Technology, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran; Molecular Microbiology Research Center, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran.
  3. Department of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  4. Deputy of Research and Technology, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran.

PMID: 27512558 PMCID: PMC4966197 DOI: 10.4103/2008-7802.186227

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Today, with the rapid growth of scientific production, research misconduct has become a worldwide problem. This article is intended to introduce the successful experience on the management of research paper misconducts in the field of health research.

METHODS: Our aim was to design and develop the strategy for research misconduct policy. Focusing on the national regulatory system, we developed a hierarchical model for paper misconduct policy in all the medical sciences universities and their affiliated research units.

RESULTS: Through our regulatory policy for paper misconduct management, specific protocol was followed in the field of health research publications through which the capabilities of covering the four main elements of prevention, investigation, punishment, and correction have come together.

CONCLUSIONS: Considering the proposed strategy, regarding the strengths and weaknesses, utilization of evaluation tool can be one of the best strategies to achieving the prospective of health research papers by 2025.

Keywords: Health research; Iran; misconduct; policy; strategy

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