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Responsible Conduct in Research & Scholarship

Texas A&M University-Commerce creates and maintains an environment that promotes research and scholarship. Integrity is essential to ensure credibility of research and scholarship. Integrity is the basis of all academic and scientific research: animal care and use, authorship, collaboration, data acquisition and maintenance, protection of human subjects, and mentoring and peer review.

To create and maintain an environment that promotes integrity in research and scholarship, all researchers associated with the A&M-Commerce, including faculty, staff, and students must adhere to ethics in research and scholarship. Texas A&M University-Commerce requires all individuals associated with the University, including faculty, staff and other persons, to adhere to superior standards in the conduct of all research and scholarship activities. This requirement is met by the successful completion of the online training module from the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) website.

Instructions to access the online training modules

Required Compliance Training everyone involved in any research or grants must have this training.

Additional Resources Regarding Responsible Conduct in Research & Scholarship:

Research Integrity & Plagiarism Training Workshop Powerpoint Presentation: Ensuring and Promoting Research Integrity

Additional information is available at the following websites:

Institutional Review Board - Human Subjects Protection

Animal Care and Use

Texas A&M University-Commerce Rule - Ethics in Research and Scholarship

Texas A&M University System Policy - Ethics in Research and Scholarship

Office of Research Integrity

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

American Psychological Association - Responsible Conduct of Research