On February 20, 2021, the official website of the Department of Science, Technology and Education of the National Health Commission issued the "Notice on Issuing Medical Research Integrity and Related Codes of Conduct". The "Medical Research Integrity and Related Code of Conduct" revised by the National Health Commission, the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine involves the code of conduct for the integrity of medical researchers and the code of integrity of medical research institutions.
In order to practice the core socialist values, strengthen the construction of medical scientific research integrity, improve the professional ethics of medical scientific researchers, and prevent scientific research misconduct, in accordance with the "Science and Technology Progress Law of the People's Republic of China", "Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China", "Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Management of Human Genetic Resources", "Measures for Ethical Review of Biomedical Research Involving Humans", "Several Opinions on Further Strengthening the Construction of Scientific Research Integrity" , "Opinions on Further Promoting the Spirit of Scientists and Strengthening the Construction of Work Style and Academic Style", "Rules for Investigation and Handling of Scientific Research Integrity Cases (Trial)" and other relevant regulations, this specification was formulated.
The medical scientific research activities referred to in this specification refer to the activities of institutions and their personnel that carry out medical scientific research in basic medicine, clinical medicine, preventive medicine and public health, pharmacy, traditional Chinese medicine and traditional Chinese medicine. Behavioral activities carried out in pharmacy and other disciplines involve scientific research project application, pre-experimental research, research implementation, result reporting, project inspection, implementation process management, results summary publication, evaluation review, acceptance, etc. When conducting scientific research and academic activities such as project applications, medical researchers must ensure that the relevant information provided such as academic qualifications, work experience, published papers, published monographs, award certificates, cited papers, patent certificates and other relevant information are true and accurate. Medical researchers must be objective, comprehensive, and accurate when collecting scientific research samples, data, and information; they must establish an awareness of national security and confidentiality, and must strictly abide by relevant laws and regulations regarding biosecurity, state secrets, work secrets, and personal privacy. During research, medical researchers should honestly record the research process and results, truthfully and standardly write medical records, including adverse reactions and adverse events, and report serious adverse reactions and adverse event information in a timely manner in accordance with relevant regulations.
The relevant information and data of the paper must be complete, complete, authentic and accurate. Within one month after the publication of relevant papers and other scientific research results, the original pictures, experimental records, experimental data, biological information involved must be , records and other original data materials are submitted to the institution for unified management and retention for future reference. In the process of publishing papers or publishing academic works, medical researchers must abide by the "Five Don'ts for Publishing Academic Papers" and the relevant regulations on academic paper submission and publication. The signatures of papers, books, patents and other achievements should be signed and sorted according to the size of the contribution to scientific research achievements. Those who have no substantial academic contributions shall not be named.
As mentors or scientific research project leaders, medical scientific researchers must give full play to their role in teaching by words and deeds. When guiding students or leading research team members to carry out scientific research activities, they must be highly responsible, strictly control, and strengthen the supervision of project (topic) members. , Student scientific research integrity management.
Tutors and scientific research project leaders must review manuscripts submitted using their own email addresses and scientific research results that require signature, and are responsible for the signature of scientific research results, the authenticity of research data, the repeatability of experiments, etc., and must not embezzle The legitimate rights and interests of students and team members.
If students or team members engage in misconduct during scientific research activities, the supervisors and scientific research project leaders who agree to participate in the signature shall not only assume corresponding leadership and guidance responsibilities, but also be directly responsible for the scientific research misconduct. People bear equal responsibility.