168 · Representative Documents: Research Data Policies
MCGILL UNIVERSITY
Regulation on the Conduct of Research excerpt
http://www.mcgill.ca/secretariat/sites/mcgill.ca.secretariat/files/conduct-of-research-regulation-on_2.pdf
Regulation on the Conduct of Research 6
4.7.2 Where there is a disagreement between the Researcher and the Agency or journal requesting the Data,
the disagreement shall be referred for resolution:
(i) first to the Chair
(ii) then, if necessary, to the Dean and
(iii) finally, if necessary, to the Office of the Vice-Principal (Research and International Relations).
4.8 Collaborative Data
4.8.1 Research collaborators, at the commencement of their collaboration, shall make all reasonable efforts to
reach agreement, preferably in writing, that is consistent with the law and the Regulatory Framework
relating to intellectual property, on their rights to, and future use of, Data.
4.8.2 In the absence of an agreement between Research collaborators, their rights to and future use of the
Data shall be governed by the law and the Regulatory Framework relating to intellectual property.
4.8.3 In the event that a dispute should arise between Research collaborators concerning rights to and future
use of the Data, the University shall assist in facilitating the resolution of dispute in accordance with
section 6.5.
5. USE OF OTHERS’ WORK
5.1 A Researcher shall not knowingly engage in Plagiarism.
5.1.1 Upon the demonstration that a Researcher has engaged in Plagiarism it shall be presumed that the
Researcher did so knowingly and he or she shall bear the burden of rebutting the presumption by
evidence satisfying the Person or body investigating the matter that no such knowledge existed.
5.2 A Researcher shall obtain the prior permission of another Person before using, even with proper
attribution, the unpublished work or Data of the other Person.
5.2.1 Notwithstanding section 5.2, where a Researcher has obtained access to unpublished information,
concepts or Data through access to confidential information or documents, including material obtained by
the Researcher as part of processes such as peer review, the Research shall not use such information,
concepts or Data without the prior written permission of the author.
5.3 A Researcher shall not enter into, or participate in, any arrangement whereby an Agency or other Person
may have exclusive use of, or access to, the Data of a Research collaborator, whether with or without
proper attribution, without the Research collaborator’s prior written informed consent.
5.4 A Researcher shall use archival material in accordance with the rules of the archival source.
6. COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH
6.1 A Researcher shall recognize in an appropriate form or manner in his or her publications the substantive
contributions of all Research collaborators including Students.
6.2 AUTHORSHIP
6.2.1 A Researcher shall ensure that authorship of published work includes all those and only those who have
made significant scholarly contributions to the work and who share responsibility and accountability for
the results.
6.2.2 A Researcher shall ensure that where a co-authored publication is based primarily on the work of a
Student, including a dissertation or thesis the Student is granted due prominence in the list of co-authors
in accordance with the established practices of the discipline.
MCGILL UNIVERSITY
Regulation on the Conduct of Research excerpt
http://www.mcgill.ca/secretariat/sites/mcgill.ca.secretariat/files/conduct-of-research-regulation-on_2.pdf
Regulation on the Conduct of Research 6
4.7.2 Where there is a disagreement between the Researcher and the Agency or journal requesting the Data,
the disagreement shall be referred for resolution:
(i) first to the Chair
(ii) then, if necessary, to the Dean and
(iii) finally, if necessary, to the Office of the Vice-Principal (Research and International Relations).
4.8 Collaborative Data
4.8.1 Research collaborators, at the commencement of their collaboration, shall make all reasonable efforts to
reach agreement, preferably in writing, that is consistent with the law and the Regulatory Framework
relating to intellectual property, on their rights to, and future use of, Data.
4.8.2 In the absence of an agreement between Research collaborators, their rights to and future use of the
Data shall be governed by the law and the Regulatory Framework relating to intellectual property.
4.8.3 In the event that a dispute should arise between Research collaborators concerning rights to and future
use of the Data, the University shall assist in facilitating the resolution of dispute in accordance with
section 6.5.
5. USE OF OTHERS’ WORK
5.1 A Researcher shall not knowingly engage in Plagiarism.
5.1.1 Upon the demonstration that a Researcher has engaged in Plagiarism it shall be presumed that the
Researcher did so knowingly and he or she shall bear the burden of rebutting the presumption by
evidence satisfying the Person or body investigating the matter that no such knowledge existed.
5.2 A Researcher shall obtain the prior permission of another Person before using, even with proper
attribution, the unpublished work or Data of the other Person.
5.2.1 Notwithstanding section 5.2, where a Researcher has obtained access to unpublished information,
concepts or Data through access to confidential information or documents, including material obtained by
the Researcher as part of processes such as peer review, the Research shall not use such information,
concepts or Data without the prior written permission of the author.
5.3 A Researcher shall not enter into, or participate in, any arrangement whereby an Agency or other Person
may have exclusive use of, or access to, the Data of a Research collaborator, whether with or without
proper attribution, without the Research collaborator’s prior written informed consent.
5.4 A Researcher shall use archival material in accordance with the rules of the archival source.
6. COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH
6.1 A Researcher shall recognize in an appropriate form or manner in his or her publications the substantive
contributions of all Research collaborators including Students.
6.2 AUTHORSHIP
6.2.1 A Researcher shall ensure that authorship of published work includes all those and only those who have
made significant scholarly contributions to the work and who share responsibility and accountability for
the results.
6.2.2 A Researcher shall ensure that where a co-authored publication is based primarily on the work of a
Student, including a dissertation or thesis the Student is granted due prominence in the list of co-authors
in accordance with the established practices of the discipline.
