Research Misconduct - USC
¡Serious deviation from accepted standards and practices in proposing, carrying out or in reporting the results of scholarly undertakings ¡Material failure to comply with requirements for protection of researchers, human subjects or the public, or for ensuring the welfare of laboratory animals ¡Failure to meet other material professional standards or legal requirements governing research ¡Does not include honest error or honest differences in interpretations or judgments of data
Federal research misconduct policies to all research.  Many research institutions have also broadened the basic Federal definitions to include other inappropriate practices.  In combination, Federal and institutional research misconduct policies define research practices that researchers must avoid.  Failure to do so can result in the termination of employment or ineligibility to receive Federal funding.