CNR Research Ethics and Integrity Committee’s Documents

Codes and Guidelines

• “Guidelines for Research Integrity” (2019 Revision)
• “Body donation to science” (2022)
• “Code of Ethics and Deontology for Scientific Activity in the field of Cultural Heritage” (2019 Revision)
• “Increasing Risks of Predatory Publishing: Recommendations for Researchers” (2022 Revision)
• “Incidental Findings in scientific research: Criteria and Recommendations for -Omics Sciences” (2018)
• “Informed Consent in Scientific Research: Ethical Toolkit” (2017)
• “Ethical Charter on Social Sciences and Humanities Research” (2017)
• “Child Protection Policy and Code of Conduct” (2016)

Opinions

• “Dignity, freedom and equality in the European Research Area” (2019)
• “Gender medicine and clinical trials” (2018)
• “Dual Use in scientific research” (2016)

Responses 

• Ethical advice to the President of the CNR on alleged cases of research misconduct related to the fabrication/falsification/plagiarism of images/data/texts in scientific articles, examined by the Committee. The alleged cases examined mainly concerned CNR personnel and in some cases university and research centres personnel, at the request of the Deans or Presidents of the corresponding institutions.
• Ethical advice to the Directors of the CNR Departments and to the Directors of CNR Institutes: responses to ethical-legal questions and support to activities on these topics.

Documents in progress

The following documents are currently under elaboration:

• ‘Ethics of research on human subjects in the engineering sector’ (Rapporteurs: E. Cerbai and V. Marchis; Scientific secretariat: L. Marinucci)
• ‘Research on human remains’ (Rapporteurs: C. Caporale and L. Godart; Scientific Secretariat: M. Arizza and G. Sciolli);
• ‘Dual use and scientific research: in-depth analysis’ (Rapporteurs: L. Deitinger, J.C. De Martin and G. Ippolito; Scientific Secretariat: I.R. Pavone)
• ‘Informed consent in scientific research on minors’ (Rapporteurs: F. Migliardo and L. Palazzani; Scientific Secretariat: R. Barcaro and E. Midolo)
• ‘Data protection in scientific research’ (Rapporteurs: E. Blangiardo and O. Pollicino; Scientific Secretariat: E. Mancini and D. Niccoli);
• ‘Incidental findings in social science research’ (Rapporteurs: G. De Rita and V. Di Nuoscio; Scientific Secretariat: I. De Gasperis and R.M. Zagarella);
• ‘Environmental science, sustainability and technological transition in the light of the amendment of Articles 9 and 41 of the Constitution’ (Rapporteurs: G.M. Flick and G. Perata; Scientific Secretariat: E. Liberatori and I.R. Pavone)
• ‘Research ethics in robotics’ (Rapporteurs: C. Casonato and P. Dario; Scientific Secretariat: M. Annoni and L. Marinucci)
• ‘Procedures for the evaluation of cases of alleged research misconduct: updates’ (Rapporteur: C. Caporale; Scientific Secretariat: G. Adamo and G. Perri)