Responsible Science at the University of Jyväskylä
This page provides a comprehensive overview of responsible science and research ethics policies, practices and principles
The basic principles of research integrity (RI) are reliability, honesty, respect, and accountability.
RI consists of good scientific practices that ensure that RI is maintained throughout the life span of any research. Failure to follow good research practices can, in the worst case,lead to suspicion and investigation of RI violations.
Here you will find guidelines on research integrity and good scientific practice as well as a description of the procedure for dealing with violations of RI.
Advice: Research integrity advisors, research-integrity@jyu.fi
The University of Jyväskylä has a Human Sciences Ethics Committee. Its task is to conduct ethical reviews and issue statements on research projects that use human science methods or involve human participants. The aim of the ethical review is to protect the subjects and to ensure legal certainty for the researcher.
The ethical principles set out in the Committee's guidelines must always be followed whenever human subjects are involved in research, even when ethical review is not mandatory.
Advice: ethics-committee@jyu.fi
The University of Jyväskylä promotes responsible and open science and research. The aim is to open up the research results, research materials and methods used in the research. The University of Jyväskylä complies with the national and international principles and requirements of open science and research, such as the National Declaration on Open Science and its guidelines and recommendations.
Responsible researcher assessment
University of Jyväskylä is committed to the DORA Declaration on Responsible Researcher Assessment and has an action plan for developing research assessment required by CoARA. It was published in spring 2024. The University's Principles for Responsible Assessment have been published in 2023.
This site is under construction.
More information:
- JYU CoARA Action Plan 2024-2027
- Uno news: JYU Principles for Responsible Researcher Assessment approved (2023, intranet)
- Responsible publication metrics (Open Science Centre)
Responsible science is governed by national, international and the University of Jyväskylä's own guidelines and principles: find here the key guidelines and guides in a single page.
University of Jyväskylä researchers have access to advice from JYU's experts on all issues related to responsible science and research ethics.
For those outside the University, advice is offered on on issues such as applying for a research permit from the University of Jyväskylä or research integrity when the issue relates to the University of Jyväskylä.
