Authorship is an important aspect of responsible research.  Practices around authorship are discipline specific, as are the outputs generated.  However, the principles of research integrity:  Honesty, Rigour, Transparency and Open Communication, Care and Respect and Accountability should be at the core of developing and disseminating the out-workings of research.

The University’s Guidelines on Authorship and Publication provide advice as to the approach and areas to consider when authoring an output.  The document contains links to enable further reading on specific issues, inter-alia, predatory journals, reporting on animal research, open science and assigning authorship. 

•  Guidelines on Authorship and Publication (pdf) 

In order to protect the integrity of the research process and to facilitate staff and students in completing projects that support our research strategies, the University has an obligation to provide insurance for staff and students who need to travel to conflict zones, so long as the travel has been approved through an appropriately robust risk assessment process. Schools have already established procedures for managing risk through research approval processes that are used for projects conducted by students and staff.

In order to deal specifically with the issue of undertaking travel to countries that the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) has deemed to be unsafe, it is recommended that these additional procedures should be introduced.

A Research File is a standardised filing system which allows for the logical and effective storage of documentation relating to a research project.
Guidelines on the content (and rationale for inclusion), storage, archive and audit of Research Files can be found here:

• Guidelines for Research Files (pdf)

Documents required will vary according to the type of research. A contents checklist which can be adapted to suit specific projects can be found here:

• Research File Content Checklist (doc)

Guidance on the appropriate Use of PPI can be found here. Further information and resources in relation to PPI can be found on the QUB Personal & Public Involvement Network (https://www.ppihub.org/) and PPI Resource Hub (https://www.ppihub.org/resource-hub) 

These guidelines have been produced by a special Project Group of the Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice in order to ensure that strong and meaningful partnerships are formed in every community/university project that is undertaken.

Guidelines for Good Practice - University Researchers working in Partnership with Community Sector Organisations.