Law regarding research misconduct
On 1 January 2020, a new law was introduced to handle research misconduct, i.e. research fraud.
The Act on Responsibility for Good Research Practice and Examination of Research Misconduct (2019:504) provides rules on the responsibility of researchers and accountable authorities for research in order for research to be carried out in accordance with good research practice. The law also provides for the procedure for examining questions of research misconduct.
Research misconduct– definition
The law defines research misconduct as:
"a serious deviation from good research practice in the form of fabrication, falsification or plagiarism committed intentionally or with gross negligence in the planning, execution or reporting of research".
Review of research misconduct
Questions of research misconduct are examined by a special board, the Board for the Examination of Research Misconduct. The board is to investigate and make decisions in cases where there is a suspicion of misconduct.
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Review of other breaches of good scientific practice
Cases that do not concern misconduct under the Act (2019:504), but concern other breaches of good scientific practice are handled by the higher education institutions.
Report
Everyone has the opportunity to make a report of suspected research misconduct or other breaches of good research practice to the university.
If the Vice-Chancellor is the subject of the report, the Vice-Chancellor in the procedure set out below is to be replaced by the Chair of the Governing Board of the University of Borås.
Reporters choose how – orally, in writing, or otherwise – they wish to make a notification. They have, for example, the opportunity to make a notification directly to the Vice-Chancellor; they can turn to a person who has a notification obligation; or they can contact the university in another way.
Persons subject to the obligation to report: Person in a managerial position or chair of a committee.
Contact information for the University of Borås:
- Email: registrator@hb.se
- Phone: 033-435 40 00
- Postal address: University of Borås, 501 90 Borås
Reports also have the opportunity to make a notification of suspected misconduct in scientific research to the National Board for Assessment of Research Misconduct.
Contact information for the National Board for Assessment of Research Misconduct.
Procedure
The University of Borås has a procedure for handling cases of suspected research misconduct and breaches of good research practice other than misconduct.
Policy documents - University of Borås (hb.se) under the heading Research and Doctoral Studies
