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 *"Research Misconduct", 45 CFR Part. 689, National Science Foundation regulations
 == Scope ==
-This policy applies to all individuals at UNMC engaged in research, including non-funded projects, projects supported by the Public Health Service (PHS), the National Science Foundation (NSF), other governmental entities and private funding sources. This policy applies to any person paid by, under the control of, or affiliated with UNMC, such as scientists, trainees, technicians, and other staff members, students, fellows, guest researchers and collaborators.
+This policy applies to all individuals at UNMC engaged in research, including non-funded projects, projects supported by the Public Health Service (PHS), the National Science Foundation (NSF), other governmental entities and private funding sources. This policy applies to any person paid by, under the control of, or affiliated with UNMC, such as faculty, trainees, technicians, other staff members, students, fellows, and visiting scientist.  If an allegation of research misconduct involves collaborators from an institution other than UNMC, the process under “Allegation Involving Multiple Institutions” below will be followed.
-== Applicability ==
-This policy applies only to alleged research misconduct that occurred within six years of the date UNMC received the allegation, subject to the subsequent use, health or safety of the public, and grandfather exceptions in 42 CFR § 93.105(b). Authorship or collaboration disputes and other matters that are not within the definition of research misconduct, as set forth in this policy, are not subject to this policy and shall be addressed through procedures outlined in the UNMC [[https://info.unmc.edu/wiki/index.php/Faculty_Handbook Faculty]], Graduate Student, and [[https://catalog.unmc.edu/ Student]] Handbooks, as appropriate.
+Without limitation, this policy applies to:
+* Applications or proposals for support for research, research training, or activities related to research or research training in areas including, but not limited to biomedical, clinical, translational, behavioral, and social sciences, including education.
+* Biomedical, clinical, translational, behavioral, educational and other social sciences research.
+* Biomedical, clinical, translational, behavioral, educational and other social sciences research training programs.
+* Activities that are related to biomedical, clinical, translational, behavioral, educational, or other social sciences research or research training, such as, but not limited to, the operation of tissue and data banks or the dissemination of research information.
+* Research records produced during research, research training, or activities related to that research or research training.
+* Research proposed, performed, reviewed, or reported, as well as any research record generated from that research, regardless of whether an application or proposal for federal funds resulted in an awarded grant, contract, cooperative agreement, subaward, or other form of support.
+== Time Limitation ==
+The Research Integrity Officer may dismiss an allegation of research misconduct brought more than six (6) years after the alleged research misconduct occurred, unless one of the following exceptions applies:
+. Subsequent Use Exception:  The six (6) year time limit does not apply if the respondent continues or renews any incident of alleged research misconduct that occurred before the six (6)-year limitation through the use of, republication of, or citation to the portion(s) of the research record (''e.g.,'' processed data, journal articles, funding proposals, data repositories) alleged to have been fabricated, falsified, or plagiarized, for the potential benefit of the respondent.
+* When the respondent uses, republishes, or cites to the portion(s) of the research record that is(are) alleged to have been fabricated, falsified, or plagiarized, in submitted or published manuscripts, submitted grant applications, progress reports submitted to grant funding agencies, posters, presentations, or other research records within six (6) years of when the allegations were received by UNMC, this exception applies.
+* If research misconduct appears to fall within the subsequent use exception, but the Research Integrity Officer determines the exception does not apply, the Research Integrity Officer will document its determination that the exception does not apply.
+. Public Health or Safety Exception:  The six (6) year time limit does not apply if the Research Integrity Officer, following consultation with the Office of Research Integrity, determines that the alleged research misconduct, if it occurred, would possibly have a substantial adverse effect on the health or safety of the public.
 == Definitions ==