5.1: Scientific Misconduct
Researcher ethics: new Act and investigative committee Other Information:
The new Norwegian Act on scientific misconduct entered into force in July 2007. The new legislation defines scientific misconduct
as "falsification, fabrication, plagiarism and other serious breaches of good scientific practice that have been committed
wilfully or through gross negligence when planning, carrying out or reporting on research". In August 2007 the Ministry of
Education and Research appointed a national committee to investigate cases of research misconduct. The investigative committee
is chaired by Professor Johan Gjertsen of the University of Bergen. The committee was established on the basis of a recommendation
submitted by a committee of experts appointed by the Research Council.
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