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| Latin American Network for Research Integrity | |
|---|---|
| Name | Latin American Network for Research Integrity |
| Formation | 2015 |
| Type | International non-profit |
| Headquarters | Buenos Aires |
| Region served | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Language | Spanish; Portuguese; English |
Latin American Network for Research Integrity is a regional association focused on promoting ethical conduct, transparency, and accountability in scholarly research across Latin America and the Caribbean. It brings together institutions, regulators, funding agencies, and professional societies from countries including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Uruguay to harmonize standards and respond to research misconduct. The Network engages with universities, journals, and research funders to foster reproducibility, responsible authorship, and compliance with ethical review processes.
The Network emerged from meetings among representatives of institutions such as the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (Argentina), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo, and university delegations from the University of Buenos Aires, Universidade de São Paulo, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Early catalysts included regional responses to high-profile cases investigated by editorial bodies like the Committee on Publication Ethics and national agencies such as the Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología and the Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo (Chile). Formal launching events were held alongside conferences featuring speakers from the World Health Organization, Pan American Health Organization, European Science Foundation, and delegations from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
The Network's stated mission aligns with mandates from international actors like the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, and the Global Research Council to promote integrity, prevent falsification, fabrication, and plagiarism, and to support whistleblower protections. Objectives include developing common policies comparable to those of the Office of Research Integrity (United States), advancing training initiatives modeled after programs at the National Institutes of Health, and advising national ministries such as the Ministry of Health (Brazil), Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Colombia), and Ministry of Education (Mexico) on best practices.
Membership comprises representatives from research universities including the State University of Campinas, Universidad de São Paulo, University of Chile, and professional bodies like the Sociedad Española de Bioquímica and regional funding agencies. Governance features a steering committee, working groups, and secretariat roles with links to institutional offices such as research ethics committees of the Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da USP and the Instituto Nacional de Salud (Peru). Affiliates include national academies such as the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, Mexican Academy of Sciences, and the Argentine National Academy of Sciences.
Activities encompass capacity building workshops with faculty from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, editorial training for editors of journals like the Revista Médica de Chile and Revista de Saúde Pública, and collaborative audits mirroring efforts by the European Research Council. The Network organizes annual conferences featuring delegates from the Lancet, Nature Research, Science (journal), and representatives of the Humboldt Foundation and Wellcome Trust. It runs online curricula adapted from the Responsible Conduct of Research frameworks used by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and partners with ethics committees similar to those at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
The Network publishes recommendations drawing on models from the Council of Science Editors, the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, and national codes such as the Brazilian Code of Scientific Ethics and Mexico’s research integrity guidelines. Documents address authorship criteria comparable to the Vancouver Protocols, data management policies influenced by the FAIR data principles, and sanctions frameworks echoing procedures from the United Kingdom Research Integrity Office. It promotes harmonized institutional review board practices akin to those at the National Institutes of Health and research data registries paralleling the ClinicalTrials.gov platform.
The Network maintains partnerships with international organizations including the World Health Organization, Pan American Health Organization, Global Research Council, and regional bodies like the Inter-American Development Bank and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. It collaborates with publishers and editorial organizations such as Elsevier, Wiley-Blackwell, Springer Nature, and the Committee on Publication Ethics to strengthen peer review and retraction policies. Academic links include exchange programs with the University of Oxford, Harvard University, and the University of Cambridge for training and research audits.
Supporters credit the Network with raising awareness among institutions such as the Universidad Nacional de La Plata and the Universidad de Antioquia about misconduct prevention, improving journal practices at outlets like the Revista Colombiana de Psiquiatría, and influencing funder policies at agencies like FAPESP and the National Council of Science and Technology (Mexico). Critics argue that implementation varies across jurisdictions and that enforcement mechanisms lag behind those of the Office of Research Integrity (United States) or national investigatory commissions in countries such as Chile and Argentina. Concerns have been voiced by commentators referencing case studies involving institutions like the University of São Paulo and calls for stronger legal frameworks akin to those in the United Kingdom and Germany.
Category:Research integrity organizations