Data acquisition, management, sharing, and ownership
UMBC Intellectual Property Policy
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Dating Sharing Policy
United States Copyright Office
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Mentor/trainee responsibilities
National Institutes of Health Office of the Director, June 2002. A Guide to Training and Mentoring in the Intramural Research Program at NIH.
National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine (1997): Adviser, Teacher, Role Model, Friend: On Being a Mentor to Students in Science and Engineering. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C.
National Academy of Science (NAS), 2000. Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience for Scientists and Engineers: A Guide for Postdoctoral Scholars, Advisors, Institutions, Funding Organizations, and Disciplinary Societies. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.
Publication practices and responsible authorship
ORI Policy on Plagiarism
American Chemical Society Ethical Guidelines to Publication of Chemical Research
Council of Science Editors
Peer review
Council of Scientific Editors Editorial Policy Statements
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Extramural Research (OER): Peer Review Policy and Issues
Collaborative science
Dynamic Issues in Scientific Integrity: Collaborative Research
National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council (1999): Overcoming Barriers to Collaborative Research. Report of a Workshop. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C.
Overcoming Barriers to Collaborative Research
Human subjects
45 CFR Part 46- Protection of Human Subjects
Belmont Report
Declaration of Helsinki
UMBC Human Research Use Federalwide Assurance – Institutional Review Board
Research involving animals
Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)
PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
Animal Welfare Act
Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
UMBC Animal Welfare Assurance – Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
Research misconduct
UMBC Policy on Academic Misconduct
Federal Research Misconduct Policy - OSTP
ORI Model Policy and Procedures for Responding to Allegations of Scientific Misconduct
Handling Misconduct - Legal Concerns
Conflict of interest and commitment
UMBC Conflict of Interest Policy & Procedures
NIH Office of Extramural Research Conflict of Interest Page
