Why And How To Practice Research Integrity: Enhancing The Learning Environment

TY - JOUR

T1 - Why And How To Practice Research Integrity: Enhancing The Learning Environment

AU - Mehta, Kosha

PY - 2025/4/2

Y1 - 2025/4/2

N2 - In a higher education setting, research integrity (RI) is an integral part of the learning environment. While there is a list of RI principles that includes honesty, transparency, reproducibility, and accountability, there is less guidance on how to apply these principles in day-to-day academic life. This solution-focused short article provides information and suggestions to student researchers, early-career scientists, and principal investigators on how to implement and demonstrate RI values in realistic ways so that research is conducted at high standards, while fostering a conducive learning environment. The article explains RI, its significance, and some research-associated concerns, including characteristics of good and poor supervisory practices.

AB - In a higher education setting, research integrity (RI) is an integral part of the learning environment. While there is a list of RI principles that includes honesty, transparency, reproducibility, and accountability, there is less guidance on how to apply these principles in day-to-day academic life. This solution-focused short article provides information and suggestions to student researchers, early-career scientists, and principal investigators on how to implement and demonstrate RI values in realistic ways so that research is conducted at high standards, while fostering a conducive learning environment. The article explains RI, its significance, and some research-associated concerns, including characteristics of good and poor supervisory practices.

UR - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00091383.2025.2471267

M3 - Review article

SN - 0009-1383

SP - 58

EP - 64

JO - Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning

JF - Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning

ER -