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ArticleAfrican health sciences2017

Responsible conduct of research: enhancing local opportunities.

Erisa S Mwaka

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Article in African health sciences, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Erisa S MwakaAnatomy Department, School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University. P.O. Box 7072, Kampala, Uganda.
Makerere University · UG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionResearch integrity is the foundation of credible research and a pre-requisite for a successful academic research environment. Lately, a lot of revelations of fraud and other unacceptable behaviour in research have been highly publicized in scientific journals and mass media. Whereas institutions in developed countries have developed guidelines and regulations to ensure responsible conduct of research and appropriately deal with cases of research misconduct, low- and middle-income countries seem to be lagging behind. In Uganda, there seems to be lack of coordinated efforts to address the problem of research misconduct both at the national and institutional level.

objectiveTo propose a framework for fostering scientific integrity and deterring misconduct in research in Ugandan research and academic institutions.

methodsA review of literature on scientific integrity, scientific misconduct, responsible conduct of research, and international ethical guidelines was done.

resultsBasing on the 2012 Inter-Academy Council policy report, initiatives to promote responsible conduct of research in Ugandan research and academic institutions are proposed.

conclusionWith the proposed framework, an honest and trustworthy research enterprise in Uganda based on principles of scientific integrity is envisioned.

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Biomedical ResearchClinical Trials as TopicDeveloping CountriesEthics, ResearchHumansRegistriesResearch Support as TopicScientific MisconductUgandaResearch misconductresponsible conduct of researchscientific integrity

Identifiers

PMID29062357
PMCPMC5637046
OpenAlexW2734396683

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