Trust and accountability are integral to the research enterprise and the sharing of scientific information. To demonstrate their commitment to protecting the integrity of science, AAAS, in collaboration with the National Academies, has established this website for students, researchers, administrators, and policy makers.

Not only are the materials diverse, but so are the topics they cover. Neither scientific misconduct nor research integrity can be defined by one act, such as fraud, or confined to one actor. Instead, they encompass a range of issues, including authorship, use of research animals, peer review, data sharing and collaboration, protection of human subjects, conflict of interest, and responsible conduct education. The resources have been divided into seven sections: A) Upcoming Events; B) Recent Literature; C) AAAS and National Academies Resources; D) Web and Media Resources; E) Policies, Codes, and Guidelines; F) Past Conferences; and G) International Resources with each section sub-divided into relevant categories.

Additionally, we have included the AAAS/ORI bibliography entitled “Select Bibliography and Resources on the Responsible Conduct of Research.” It was posted to the web in 2005 and its citations span from the 1990’s to 2005, though all links were updated and validated in 2007. The bibliography can be accessed here: http://www.aaas.org/spp/sfrl/projects/ori.shtml.

*AAAS would like to thank Leslie Lipsick from Brown University, who interned at AAAS in Summer 2008, for all of her hard work in compiling the presented information and for her help in designing this website.