Policies on Good Research Practice

Abstract

The Peace House Research and Innovation Centre of Excellence (PRICE) research policy document provides a framework for the execution of research with integrity by following ethical procedures in the entire research cycle. The document, in its early pages states the culture and core values of PRICE, the mission, and strategic priorities. It also includes statements on compliance, responsibilities for good research practice by all researchers and researchers in the roles of supervisors, principal investigators, and senior leadership. It then goes on to mention the submission of research proposals by defining the purpose, scope, and requirements, the ethical review process, compliance and guidelines and post approval obligations and sanctions for non-compliance. The ethical, regulatory and compliance issues are also stated, particularly the use of human subjects, informed consent, data privacy, confidentiality, regulatory oversight and biosafety, the use of genomic technologies, transparency, conflict of interest, oversight and monitoring. The document also includes statements on intellectual property management, commercialisation strategy and data sharing and IP consideration. Research data management is another topic covered, and the process of publishing research reports, including authorship, publication journal choice, retractions, and corrections. Grant management and support for early career researchers and how to respond to poor research practice and research misconduct are equally stated, ending with a provision for relevant institutional policies in perspective.