Scientific Integrity

Scientific integrity is the condition resulting from adherence to professional values and practices when conducting, reporting, and applying the results of scientific activities that ensures objectivity, clarity, and reproducibility, and that provides insulation from bias, fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, inappropriate influence, political interference, censorship, and inadequate procedural and information security.

ERS Scientific Integrity Officer: Kelly Maguire, Assistant Administrator
Phone: 202-694-5448
Email: kelly.b.maguire@usda.gov