Title | The Tyrannical Principal Investigator |
Long Title | The Tyrannical Principal Investigator |
Contributor/Contact | John Banja, PhD (jbanja@emory.edu) |
Contributor Details |
John Banja, PhD Director, Section on Ethics in Research Atlanta Clinical and Translational Science Institute Emory University Atlanta, GA 30322 |
CTSA | Emory |
Case Study Provided | A PI moves his lab to a different university, but a few of his postdocs and students stay back. Once settled in, the PI decides to rewrite manuscripts already in preparation, changing the authorship order to favor those who joined him. He also reserves the right to prohibit publication of any research conducted in his old lab, on the presumptive authority of his role as PI. |
Data Acquisition, Management, Sharing and Ownership Topics |
Ethical values behind the scientific standards for data acquisition_management_sharing and ownership, Legal aspects of data ownership and rights |
Mentor and Trainee Responsibilities Topics |
Power relationships and the potential problems they involve, Scientific responsibilities of the mentor |
Publication Practices and Responsible Authorship Topics |
The significance of authorship, Authorship assignment, Inappropriate authorship practices, Dealing with controversies that arise in authorship |
Peer Review Topics | No peer review topics |
Collaborative Science Topics | No collaborative science topics |
Research Misconduct Topics | No research misconduct topics |
Conflicts of Interest, Law and Policy Topics |
Types_definitions and examples of conflicts of interest, Conflicts of commitment |
Human Subjects | No human subjects |
Citation | Shamoo AE, Resnick D. Responsible Conduct of Research. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2003: 119-138. |
URL | http://www.actsi.org/areas/erks/ethics/index.html |
RCR Keyword | Intellectual Work, Manuscript, Students, Post-doc |
Other RCR Keywords | Changing Authorship; Lab; Manuscripts; PI; Presumptive Authority; Right to Prohibit Publication |
Type of Case | |
Source for Topic Areas | Du Bois, J., & Dueker, J. (2009). Teaching and Assessing the Responsible Conduct of Research: A Delphi Consensus Panel Report. Journal of Research Administration, 40(1), 49-70. |
References | Du Bois, J., & Dueker, J. (2009). Teaching and Assessing the Responsible Conduct of Research: A Delphi Consensus Panel Report. Journal of Research Administration, 40(1), 49-70. |
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