Before research
Document protocol, roles, conflicts, data plan and approvals appropriate to the activity.
GLOBAL AUTISM RESEARCH CENTER
Research Governance, Quality & Integrity
Scientific integrity, responsible governance, ethical research, data stewardship and quality improvement guide the center’s development.
GARC / RESEARCH
Principles and controls
- Research governance
- Research ethics
- Research integrity
- Publication ethics
- Authorship and conflicts of interest
- Data governance
- Responsible AI
- Open science
- Corrections and retractions
- Safeguarding
- Accessibility
- Complaints and quality assurance
Current status
Research involving human participants requires appropriate ethics and site approvals before it is described as approved or active. Internal review does not replace legally required external approval.
IN DEPTH
Controls across a research project
Governance should be visible in decisions and records, not only in policy titles.
During research
Keep an auditable record of collection, changes, quality checks and any reported concern.
At publication
Review attribution, sources, limitations, privacy, corrections and access conditions before release.
PRACTICAL DETAIL
Public trust in a research output
A reader should be able to see who did the work, how it was reviewed and how concerns are addressed.
Authorship
Record substantive contributions and approve the final author list before release.
Limitations
Report uncertainty, missing data, study constraints and any interests relevant to interpretation.
After release
Keep a visible route for questions, corrections and, when necessary, a linked retraction notice.