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By adhering to institutional policies and procedures, federal regulations, and best practices within the research community, the 天美传媒 is committed to research integrity and the ethical conduct of research.
The Office of Research Integrity, Stewardship & Ethics (ORISE) is 天美传媒’s central support for research integrity, research Conflict of Interest/Commitment, Responsible & Ethical Conduct of Research training, and data integrity.
The Office of Research Integrity, Stewardship & Ethics advances research excellence across the 天美传媒 by providing leadership, guidance, education, and oversight that promote ethical, transparent, and trustworthy research. We partner across the research enterprise to build clear, visible, consistent, and least-burdensome policies, processes, and practices that support researchers and strengthen the institution.
ORISE envisions a University where research integrity, stewardship, and ethics are embedded in everyday practice; where researchers and partners experience our team’s policies and guidance as accessible, fair, and collaborative; and where clear, trusted systems support responsible research across all schools, disciplines, and career stages.
Members of the ORISE team can be reached via our direct emails, at聽ORISE@rochester.edu, or at (585) 276-0485.
Our offices are located at 140 Trustee Road, 5th Floor, Rochester, NY 14627 (Hylan Building).
Find the policies and practical guidance that help researchers, trainees, and staff navigate research integrity-related requirements and expectations. ORISE also provides tools and references to support consistent, fair application across the University.
ORISE is available to help faculty, trainees, and staff navigate research COI and Conflict of Commitment disclosures and understand how reported activities are reviewed and, when necessary, managed. The resources available here provide information on the University鈥檚 requirements and provide links to relevant policies, guidance, and forms.
ORISE is available to support faculty, trainees, and staff in the Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research. As this site develops, it will serve as a hub for training requirements, educational opportunities, past session materials, guidance, and related resources that promote good research practices across the research lifecycle. To view more information, click here.
The 天美传媒 is committed to fairness, transparency, accountability, and integrity in the assignment of authorship and scholarly credit. Authorship should accurately reflect scholarly contributions and ensure that credit and responsibility are appropriately assigned.
The University provides resources to support faculty, staff, trainees, students, visiting scholars, and others engaged in research, scholarship, or creative work at or under the auspices of the University. These resources address authorship expectations, authorship agreements, and the process for resolving authorship disputes, while recognizing that publication norms may vary by discipline, journal, or field.
Click here to access the University’s Authorship Guidance and Dispute Resolution Process, and Authorship Agreement template.
This glossary explains common research integrity and compliance terms used in ORISE resources. It鈥檚 intended to promote clarity and shared understanding for faculty, trainees, and staff.
Research in general means a systematic experiment, study, evaluation, demonstration, or survey designed to develop or contribute to general knowledge (basic research) or specific knowledge (applied research) by establishing, discovering, developing, elucidating, or confirming information or underlying mechanisms.
鈥淩esearch misconduct鈥� is defined as fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism in proposing, performing, or reviewing research, or in reporting research results.
Concerns related to research integrity and the ethical conduct of research can be reported confidentially to the Research Integrity Officer (RIO),聽Sonya Hadrigan, or to the Office of Research Integrity, Stewardship, & Ethics at聽ORISE@rochester.edu聽or (585) 276-0485. Anonymous reports can be submitted to the聽.
Concerns related to other improper or unethical behavior may be reported to the University鈥檚 Office of Integrity and Compliance via the聽聽(anonymous reports accepted) or (585) 756-8888.
The University prohibits retaliation against individuals who report concerns in good faith.
Research integrity forms the foundation of trustworthy, reproducible, and impactful scholarship. 聽To support researchers throughout the research lifecycle, the University provides access to a suite of tools designed to promote transparency, reproducibility, responsible data management, and the integrity of published research. The University has identified several tools as possible external resources for use by the 天美传媒 research community. Users of AI-empowered software programs are reminded to not rely solely on such tools to reach conclusions (either positive or negative), and to observe the University’s guidelines on AI, namely: (i) Protect University data, (ii) Verify the results from AI tools, (iii) Disclose the use of AI tools when reporting.
To access more information on tools supported by ORISE, click here.