Research Misconduct

Virginia Commonwealth University is committed to fostering an environment of uncompromising integrity and ethical conduct in its research and research-related activities. VCU’s mission includes creating new knowledge through research; applying that knowledge in teaching, public service, and patient care; preserving that knowledge in peer-reviewed literature of the discipline, university’s libraries, and databases; and transferring that knowledge to future generations through teaching and publications. The pursuit, preservation, and transfer of new knowledge must express the highest scholarly standards and reflect the character and integrity of an institution and its faculty and students.