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Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Survey Thank you for participating in this important study regarding standards of conduct in the practice of research. Your responses are important. This survey is designed to inform policy and practice regarding the delivery of education in the responsible conduct of research. The survey has five sections: Authorship, Collaboration, Data Management, Teaching & Learning, and Demographics. Based on a pilot study, the survey is expected to take about 15 minutes to complete.

AUTHORSHIP Please respond to the following questions about standards of research conduct for authorship. Standards: Accepted practices or approaches to the responsible conduct of research; standards might be written (e.g., regulations or guidelines) or unwritten (e.g., customs or practices). Authorship: Allocation of credit to the creators or originators of scholarly works - books, journal articles, research monographs, etc. For those questions which begin "In my experience", we are asking you to reflect on your experiences as a researcher in the field with which you are currently affiliated/engaged. You should interpret "experience" broadly: it will include what you know of your own practices as well as those of others. In my experience: Q1. The characteristics of good authorship practices are commonly understood by researchers. Strongly Disagree | Somewhat Disagree | Neither Agree nor Disagree | Somewhat Agree | Strongly Agree | Don't Know | Not Applicable | Question Not Clear

Q6. Journals list contributions of each of the authors.

AUTHORSHIP In my experience, the head of the research group is often listed as: 1Q17. First author Yes | No | Don't Know | Not Applicable | Question Not Clear

Q18. Second author Yes | No | Don't Know | Not Applicable | Question Not Clear

Q19. Last author Yes | No | Don't Know | Not Applicable | Question Not Clear

Q16. In some other order Please Explain: [ ]

In my experience, the generally accepted order of authorship for positions other than first or last author is: Q7. In order of contribution (greatest contribution first, least contribution last) Yes | No | Don't Know | Not Applicable | Question Not Clear

Q8. In order of contribution (least contribution first, greatest contribution last) Yes | No | Don't Know | Not Applicable | Question Not Clear

Q9. In alphabetical order by author's last name Yes | No | Don't Know | Not Applicable | Question Not Clear

Q10. In some other order Please Explain: [ ]

Q12. To advance research careers.

Q40. I typically have conversations in the early stages of a collaboration about tentative plans for allocation of credit and order of authorship. Yes | No | Don't Know | Not Applicable | Question Not Clear

Q41. Authorship frequently poses challenges because: [ ]

COLLABORATION Please respond to the following questions about standards of research conduct for collaboration. Standards: Accepted practices or approaches to the responsible conduct of research; standards might be written (e.g., regulations or guidelines) or unwritten (e.g., customs or practices). Collaboration: Working together with others on a research project. In my experience: Q42. The characteristics of good collaborative practices are commonly known to researchers. 5 Strongly Disagree | Somewhat Disagree | Neither Agree nor Disagree | Somewhat Agree | Strongly Agree | Don't Know | Not Applicable | Question Not Clear

Q53. Other Please Specify: [ ]

Q59. Other Please Specify: [ ]

2Q60. Other Please Specify: [ ]

Q69. Collaborations frequently pose challenges because: [ ]

DATA MANAGEMENT Please respond to the following questions about standards of research conduct for data management. Standards: Accepted practices or approaches to the responsible conduct of research; standards might be written (e.g., regulations or guidelines) or unwritten (e.g., customs or practices). Data management: The planning, collection, analysis, sharing, and retention in the context of original data and other

2 Q60 was inadvertently numbered out of order, but was correctly presented after Q68 in the final survey. 8 products of quantitative and qualitative research. Research records: The documented procedures, methods, data (raw, primary or "cleaned"), and outcomes or products of research efforts. In my experience: Q70. The characteristics of good data management practices are commonly accepted by researchers. Strongly Disagree | Somewhat Disagree | Neither Agree nor Disagree | Somewhat Agree | Strongly Agree | Don't Know | Not Applicable | Question Not Clear

DATA MANAGEMENT In my experience with research design and data analysis: Q79. In experimental research, experiments are typically designed so that the researchers are blinded to the identity of the experimental groups. Strongly Disagree | Somewhat Disagree | Neither Agree nor Disagree | Somewhat Agree | Strongly Agree | Don't Know | Not Applicable | Question Not Clear

Q81. Selective alteration of part of a digital image for the purpose of publication or a grant application without explicitly including the reason for the alteration is considered to be a falsification of the research record. Strongly Disagree | Somewhat Disagree | Neither Agree nor Disagree | Somewhat Agree | Strongly Agree | Don't Know | Not Applicable | Question Not Clear

Q87. As long as consistent with protections of human subjects and contractual limitations, researchers should share their plans, findings, and raw/primary data with other research groups, even before publication. Strongly Disagree | Somewhat Disagree | Neither Agree nor Disagree | Somewhat Agree | Strongly Agree | Don't Know | Not Applicable | Question Not Clear

Q91. I typically have conversations in the early stages of a collaboration about tentative plans for data collection, analysis, sharing, and/or retention. Yes | No | Don't Know | Not Applicable | Question Not Clear

Q92. Data management frequently poses challenges because: [ ]

TEACHING AND LEARNING Standards: Accepted practices or approaches to the responsible conduct of research; standards might be written (e.g., regulations or guidelines) or unwritten (e.g., customs or practices). Authorship: Allocation of credit to the creators or originators of scholarly works - books, journal articles, research monographs, etc.

11 Collaboration: Working together with others on a research project. Data management: The planning, collection, analysis, sharing, and retention in the context of original data and other products of quantitative and qualitative research. Do you know of published guidelines in your department or institution for standards of: Q93. Authorship? Yes | No | Don't Know | Not Applicable | Question Not Clear

Q94. Collaboration? Yes | No | Don't Know | Not Applicable | Question Not Clear

Q95. Data management? Yes | No | Don't Know | Not Applicable | Question Not Clear

I explicitly teach graduate students and postdoctoral researchers about roles and responsibilities for: Q99. Authorship Yes | No | Don't Know | Not Applicable | Question Not Clear

Q100. Collaboration Yes | No | Don't Know | Not Applicable | Question Not Clear

Q101. Data management Yes | No | Don't Know | Not Applicable | Question Not Clear

TEACHING AND LEARNING

13 Page 14: DEMOGRAPHIC QUESTIONS Standards: Accepted practices or approaches to the responsible conduct of research; standards might be written (e.g., regulations or guidelines) or unwritten (e.g., customs or practices). The following questions will help us to classify your answers. Q117. Which of the following best describes the graduate program with which you currently have the closest affiliation? ( ) Microbiology ( ) Neuroscience ( ) Nursing ( ) Psychology

Q118. Which of the following words best characterizes the methodology you use for your primary research focus? (choose all that apply) ( ) Qualitative ( ) Quantitative ( ) Other Please Describe: [ ]

Q119. For approximately how many years have you been the Principal Investigator on one or more research grants? [ ]

Q120. Approximately how many peer reviewed papers have you published? [ ]

Q121. For approximately how many of your publications were you listed as the first or senior author? [ ]

Q122. For approximately how many years have you been a faculty member? [ ]

DEMOGRAPHIC QUESTIONS Q123. Which of the following best describes your rank as a faculty member? ( ) Assistant ( ) Associate ( ) Full ( ) Other Please Identify: [ ]

14 Q124. In which of the following areas of the world did you receive at least one year of research training? (Please check all that apply) ( ) North America ( ) Central or South America ( ) Europe ( ) Asia ( ) Africa ( ) Other Please Specify: [ ]

Approximately how many trainees have been trained in your research group? Q126. Undergraduate Students [ ]

Q127. Graduate Students [ ]

Q128. Postdoctoral Researchers [ ]

Q129. Other [ ] Please Identify: [ ]

DEMOGRAPHIC QUESTIONS Q130. Using the following categories, how would you characterize your ethnicity? ( ) Hispanic or Latino ( ) Not Hispanic or Latino

Q131. Using the following categories, how would you characterize your racial identity? (Please check all that apply) ( ) American Indian or Alaska Native ( ) Asian ( ) Black or African American ( ) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ( ) White

Q132. Gender: ( ) Male ( ) Female