Does Governance Matter for Better Research Integrity in South Korea?

Eunok Im (임은옥); Han Sang-Yun (한상연)

doi:10.18107/japs.2019.26.1.004

Does Governance Matter for Better Research Integrity in South Korea?

Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies
Abbr : JAPS
2019, 26(1), pp.97-125
DOI : 10.18107/japs.2019.26.1.004
Publisher : Institute of Global Affairs
Research Area : Social Science > Social Science in general
Received : February 7, 2019
Accepted : March 11, 2019
Published : March 30, 2019

Eunok Im ¹, Han Sang-Yun ²

¹강남대학교
²경희대학교

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This study aims at establishing an effective research integrity governance in South Korea by redefining roles and responsibilities of government ministries, national boards and committees, and funding agencies. For the purpose, it examines relevant laws and regulations to identify the major actors that constitute a research integrity governance and the relationships among them. It proposes three alternative models: (1) to strengthen the linkages among extant national boards and committees related to research integrity without any legal reforms, (2) to expand the functions of funding or professional agencies, benchmarking the U.S. system, and (3) to establish a new national body, the National Research Integrity Committee, under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education to administrate research ethics issues across various academic disciplines comprehensively.

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Research Integrity Governance, Research Ethics, Research Integrity, Research Ethics Education, National Research Integrity Committee

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.

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