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Survey of Research Integrity Officers on Final ORI Research Misconduct Rule

Survey Instructions & Information

Instructions:

Who is conducting this survey?

This survey is being jointly conducted by COGR (Council on Governmental Relations) and ARIO (Association of Research Integrity Officers).  Representatives from both COGR and ARIO will have access to and will analyze the survey responses.

Who should complete this survey?

This survey is being sent to COGR and ARIO members.  It is designed to be answered by the individual at the institution who is responsible for administering the institution’s policies and processes regarding the review of allegations of research misconduct (i.e., fabrication, falsification, and plagiarism).  At many institutions this individual may be the research integrity officer, but it will vary from institution to institution.   If you receive this survey link and you are not responsible for handling your institution's allegations of research misconduct, please forward the link to the appropriate individual for response.  Only one response per institution should be submitted.

What is the purpose of this survey? 

The federal Office of Research Integrity (ORI) recently issued its final research misconduct rule – Public Health Service (PHS) Policies on Research Misconduct  (“Final Rule”) – which updated the requirements for the policies and process that institutions must have in place to address allegations of research misconduct concerning PHS-supported research.  This survey is designed to identify areas of the Final Rule for which RIOs or other individuals responsible for handling allegations of research misconduct believe it would be beneficial to receive additional guidance or clarification from (a) ORI; (b) the RIO community working through COGR and ARIO; or (c) both ORI and the RIO community.  COGR and ARIO will use the information that is collected in developing advocacy plans, communications with ORI, and materials to assist member institutions in their implementation of the Final Rule.

How Long Does the Survey Take to Complete?

If you are familiar with the provisions of the Final Rule, it should take about 15 minutes to complete the survey.  If you are less familiar with the provisions of the Final Rule, you may want to look at the following summaries of its provisions before you start the survey: Confidentiality of Information

COGR and ARIO will keep the information that they collect confidential and only report results in an aggregated and deidentified fashion.

Collection Tool and Due Date

COGR and ARIO will use the Alchemer online survey tool to collect survey responses.  Responses are due no later than November 30, 2024.  A Word copy of the survey is available here  so that institutions can preview the questions before completing the online survey.

Points of Contact

For  questions regarding the survey, please contact Kris West, COGR’s Director of Research Ethics & Compliance at kwest@cogr.edu and Lauran Qualkenbush, ARIO’s President at lhaney@northwestern.edu.

Survey Logistical Information:

Do not use your browser’s back button during the survey, doing so will cause data loss.  Only use the survey navigation buttons (at the bottom of the page) to navigate through the survey. 

You may review your answers before submitting and download a PDF copy of your survey answers at the end.


 
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