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Malaysian Code of Responsible Conduct in Research
FOREWORD
by the Chairman, National Committee on Research Integrity
The Malaysian Code of Responsible Conduct in Research (MCRCR) is an effort to further promote research in this country by encouraging doing the right things right in research. Inculcating ethics and accountability will ensure that the outcome of research is correct, unbiased and verifiable and that the research has been conducted fairly, with safety and dignity for all involved and resources have been used wisely with prudence and justification. This will ensure the continuing trust and support from the public at large for research endeavours. The public, after all, are the recipients of the research outputs. Thus, inculcating ethics and accountability is crucial to ensure and promote a robust research environment. Since its inception in 2017, there has been a number of discussions, workshops and training sessions involving ministries, research entities, research management, and individual researchers. These are, of course, important necessary next steps in instilling the awareness and implementation of the concepts, aspirations and processes as adopted by the MCRCR. Along the way, we have gained an invaluable insight to clarify further and improve the MCRCR. We feel that it is important that these be formally incorporated into the MCRCR, hence this Second Edition. Readers of MCRCR 2nd Edition will find it easier reading with much more clarity, especially in the often-contentious areas of authorship and management of breaches to MCRCR.
