28     PRACTICING THE ACADEMIC RESEARCH ETHICS

28.1

Principles and Purposes

The International Center for Academic Integrity16 (2022) defines Academic Integrity as “commitment, even in the face of adversity, to six fundamental values: honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility, and courage. From these values flow principles of behavior that enable academic communities to translate ideals into action.”
28.2
Guidelines to Ensure Academic Research Integrity:

To inculcate a culture of academic integrity, the university shall:
a.

Develop/adopt/adapt and regularly publicize policies promoting academic integrity and dealing with allegations of academic misconduct.
b.
Develop procedures to prevent foreseeable risks to academic and research integrity.
c.

Strengthen the system governing the conduct of doctoral research.
d.

All governing bodies must ensure that the occurrence of academic misconduct and breaches are monitored, and action taken to document and address the underlying cause.
e.

Regularly educate and train students/faculty and admin staff about what constitutes academic or research misconduct and maintain good practices.
f.

Ensure that information to maintain academic integrity is available to all prospective and current students.
g.
Ensure that unauthorized access to private and sensitive information is detained/controlled.
h.
Regularly assess and ensure that academic and research integrity is maintained in accordance with developed policies and procedures. In this regard, it shall be ensured that a self-assessment checklist has been prepared and implemented.
i.
Acquire a license for similarity detection software and develop policies and procedures to ensure productive use. In this regard, some guidelines are provided in the following sections: