Research Misconduct Policy

Loma Linda University's statement of mission asserts that one of its fundamental purposes as an institution of higher learning is to provide an environment for learning that emphasizes, among other attributes, personal integrity. The University's commitment to research rests on the faculty's and student's dedication to an uncompromising pursuit of truth. This pursuit of truth through research must be accomplished with integrity, as any acts of research misconduct will blemish the reputation of the University and the credibility of its faculty.

Integrity in research must ultimately depend on self-regulation by the individual investigators. Each school has developed procedures whereby all members of the academic community can report acts of research misconduct, thus accepting joint responsibility for maintaining the reputation of the University.

A complete copy of a school's policy on reporting and investigating possible scientific misconduct can be obtained from the dean's office of each school.

(Also, see complete policy in the ?Revisions of Policies? in 1991 Faculty Handbook, Section 11, Chapter 2, 4.12.)

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