Good Scientific Practice

Scientific integrity and good scientific practice are the basic building blocks of scientific work. The guidelines and general principles of good scientific practice are essential for all researchers at our faculty.

Good scientific practice

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Citation guidelines

This guide is intended to help you prevent plagiarism.

iThenticate - Checking text matches

All dissertations must undergo a plagiarism check before they are submitted to the doctoral office.

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Handling and using artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) can be a very powerful tool. But its use also entails some risks.

Institute of Ethics, History and Theory of Medicine

Ethics committee and ethics vote

All research projects involving humans must be reviewed and approved in advance by the ethics committee!

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Support when applying for research that involves animals

Experiments involving animals must be applied for and assessed well before they can begin.

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Support for your statistical analysis

Here you will find information and links for help with your statistical analysis.

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MMRS “Good Scientific Practice” lecture series

We offer a lecture series on good scientific practice as part of the curriculum for doctoral candidates.

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The Open Science Center

The interdisciplinary LMU Open Science Center (OSC) promotes and supports Open Science practices at LMU.

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LMU Open Science Initiative in Medicine (OSIM)

OSIM promotes Open Science in Medicine for more effectiveness & reproducibility in medical research.

Scientific Integrity and Good Scientific Practice

The e-learning course developed by the GraduateCenter teaches the interdisciplinary research skills.

What to do if there are problems?

Here you will find information on who you can contact in the event of a conflict.

Good Scientific Practice