Research Misconduct Report Center
This is an online portal for reporting suspected research misconduct related to research projects conducted by the National Institute of Ecology.
The information reported and the identity of the whistleblower will be protected and handled in accordance with the relevant regulations, and a thorough investigation will be conducted. Reporting should be done under your real name; however, in cases of anonymous reporting, it is necessary to include specific details and evidence of misconduct, such as the name of the research project or paper. Please note that baseless slander, defamation of others without evidence, or vague personal claims will not be accepted or processed.
What is Research Misconduct?
Research misconduct refers to actions such as fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, or improper authorship attribution in the proposal, execution, reporting, or publication of research. The details are as follows:
- "Fabrication": Creating, recording, or reporting false research data or results that do not exist.
- "Falsification": Manipulating research equipment, materials, or processes;, or altering, adding, or arbitrarily deleting research data or results to distort the research content or outcomes.
- "Plagiarism": Using one's own or others' research data or results in one's own research without appropriate citation.
- "Improper Authorship Attribution": Failing to grant authorship to individuals who contributed to or assisted with the research project without legitimate reasons, or granting authorship to individuals who did not contribute to the project.
- Intentionally obstructing the investigation of one's own or others' alleged misconduct or causing harm to a whistleblower.
- Other actions that severely deviate from the generally accepted norms in the field of science and technology.
How to Report
Reports should be made under your real name. Anonymous reports will be processed in the same manner as real-name reports if they include specific details and evidence, such as the name of the research project or paper.
Please note that the results of anonymous reports will not be communicated separately.
You can download the form by clicking the "Download Form" button. After completion, please send it to the following address
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E-mail
nieethics@nie.re.kr
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Mail
[33657] 1210, Geumgang-ro, Maseo-myeon, Seocheon-gun, Chungcheongnam-do, Republic of Korea
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Telephon
041-950-5361
Processing Procedure
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STEP 01
Receipt of Report
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STEP 02
Verification of Report Content
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STEP 03
Preliminary Investigation
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STEP 04
Notification of Preliminary Investigation Results
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STEP 05
Main Investigation
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STEP 06
Notification of Investigation Results
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STEP 07
Processing of Appeals
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STEP 08
Final Notification of Confirmed Results
Related Regulations
- NIE "Regulations on research ethics"
- Ministry of Science and ICT "National Research And Development Innovation Act"
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