The European Code of Research Integrity defines misconduct in research as "fabrication, falsification or plagiarism (the so-called FFP categorisation) when proposing, conducting or reviewing research or reporting research results".

More information about the European code of research (Allea website)

The Swedish law on research fraud (SFS number 2019:504, applicable from 1 January 2020) defines research misconduct as "a serious deviation from good research practice in the form of fabrication, falsification or plagiarism committed intentionally or by gross negligence in planning, conducting or reporting research".

Act (2019:504) on responsibility for good research practice and examination of misconduct in research (website of the Swedish Parliament, in Swedish)
 

The principal researcher is obligated to report any suspicion of misconduct in research within their own operations.

Questions about misconduct in research shall be examined by the Swedish National Board for Assessment of Research Misconduct (NPOF). The board is national and decides whether misconduct exists or not. Decisions by NPOF can be appealed to the Administrative Court.

The Swedish National Board for Assessment of Research Misconduct (the Board's website)

Suspicions of misconduct in research can be reported either directly to NPOF (see above) or to Lund University. The notification can be made by one or more persons.

Instructions for reporting to NPOF (the Board's website)

Examination of suspicion of deviations from good research practice other than those handled nationally:

Suspicion of deviations from good research practice other than misconduct in research is investigated at Lund University by the  Deviations from Good Research Practice Review Board.

Suspicions of deviations from good research practice other than misconduct in research are reported to Lund University. The notification can be made by one or more persons.

Instructions for reporting to Lund University (Lund University Staff Pages)

Register by e-mail to:

rektor [at] rektor [dot] lu [dot] se

or by post to:

Lund University
Box 117
SE-221 00 Lund

Handling arrangements

Support for researchers and managers in misconduct cases.

Handling of decisions on misconduct in research + other deviations from good research practice (in Swedish, PDF 88 kB, new tab)

Procedure for taking care of employees in cases of suspected misconduct (in Swedish, PDF 138 kB, new tab)

Lund University guidelines

Guidelines on the handling of cases concerning deviations from good research practice at Lund University (in Swedish, PDF, 202 kB, new tab)

Follow-up and action

See Lund University's guidelines (link above).

Contact at Lund University

Investigator at the University Management Staff in matters of deviation from good research practice:

Jessica Salomonsson Enetoft

avvikelse_god_forskningssed [at] rektor [dot] lu [dot] se