Journal Critique

Running Head : RESEARCH INTEGRITY

Fostering Research Integrity in the Academy

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Abstract (Summary

The reputation of the academy stems at least partially from published research . This reputation requires that research be ethically conducted and reported such that scholars , consumers , and the public have faith in the academy . Thus , trust is the catalyst that ensures the academy 's reputation as individual scholar-practitioners and as a profession . The three primary ethical principles HRD research should address are respect for persons

, beneficence , and justice . In addition , the academy must address issues of conflicts of interests

Fostering Research Integrity in the Academy

The journal Research Integrity : Ensuring Trust in the Academy (2005 fairly discusses the role of integrity of researchers in the academy . As discussed , the integrity of an institution is basically perceived in their published research . Being such , these researches should have been morally carried out and accounted so confidence is awarded by the scholars , consumers and the community to the academy . The journal also points out that trust is a medium by which reputation is channeled

Integrity is closely associated to honesty , probity , uprightness structural soundness and coherence while trust is to confidence , faith credence , protection and responsibility . The journal basically emphasizes that integrity of a person specifically , researchers , is a basis of other people , the audience , of trust

In higher educations and corporations , revenue generated by a scholar greatly affects their power , strength or authority in the academy Federal sponsorship is a major driving force of research . The federal government annually invests huge amount of money in academic research only . Being such , the government has always been interested in misconducts committed during researches . The government 's interest provides appropriate guidance for individual and fair judgments and evaluations involving career behavior of scientists or researchers . The opportunity of researchers to obtain research grants should not harmfully manipulate the scientific or clinical decision-making rather to produce a more reliable set of conclusions

Integrity is ensured by three primary principles which are : respect for persons , beneficence , and justice guidelines on conflicts of interests and conscience and activities of peer review (Hatcher , 2005 . Human subjects or participants are assumed to be protected from harm brought upon by the study or experiment . Researches concerning human subjects must be up to maximizing benefits and minimize possible harm as its primary goal . Proper understanding on guidelines set upon by federal laws as well as the research institutions concerned does not only protect human subjects but also an assurance that a standard is highly observed . Peer review functions in the shared governance to ensure ethical and professional conduct as well as to build trust and competence among peers

General Impressions on the Journal

The journal , as one could note , is generally a mixture of positive and negative impressions . On the positive side , it exposes us to the fact that there are also studies which monitor the condition of and factors influencing integrity in research . The maintenance and promotion of research...