RCR Committee

The Responsible Conduct of Research Committee is a federally mandated misconduct committee for institutions as set forth in 42 CFR (Code of Federal Regulation) Parts 50 and 93.  This rule is posted and can be viewed on the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) website. There is a link to the rule itself below.

RCR Policies and Resources

The University of Alaska Board of Regents' regulation R10.07.06 states the following: "Misconduct" includes fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, or other practices that deviate from ethical standards and practices commonly accepted within the academic and scientific community for proposing, conducting, or reporting research, scholarly work, or creative activity.  Honest error or honest differences in analysis, interpretation or judgments of data will not be considered to be instances of misconduct. 

Please see the following resources for more information and requirements related to UA Policies and Regulations, as well as PHS policies, on research misconduct:

• UA Regents' policy concerning Ethics and Conduct (Chapter 04.10).
  
• UA Regents' policy concerning Misconduct in Research, Scholarly Work, and Creative Activity in the University (Chapter 10.07.60)
  
• Requirements for Institutional Policies and Procedures on Research Misconduct under the PHS Policies on Research Misconduct, 42 CFR Parts 50 and  93.
• Here is a list of Questions and Answers intended to answer questions about the regulation (referenced above) for administrators, researchers or anyone interested in understanding how the regulation might affect them.
  
• Another resource that may be of interest is the Analysis of Institutional Policies for Responding to Allegations of Scientific Misconduct, done for the Office of Research Integrity by CHPS Consulting in 2000.