Publications
Annual Report
Every year, NPOF issues an Annual Report at the behest of the Government.
The purpose of the Report is to help spread knowledge about:
- NPOF’s research misconduct investigations
- breaches of good research practice examined by entities responsible for research
- steps taken by these entities in response to these breaches.
Through our Annual Report, we seek to raise awareness of good research practice and its implications in the world at large. Our ultimate aim is to induce entities responsible for research to treat like cases alike.
The Report’s target readers are research clients and entities responsible for research, the research community and the interested public in general.
2021 – Annual Report
The Board received 40 cases
The Board reached decisions in 25 cases
The Board found researchers guilty of misconduct in two cases
Sweden’s higher education institutions (HEIs) have improved their communication and routines as a result of the Board’s decisions.
Of the 31 HEIs, 14 state that they have investigated 22 other breaches of good research practice.
Five cases have concerned other breaches of good research practice.
2020 – Annual Report
The Board received 46 cases
The Board reached decisions in 25 cases
Cases of various kinds
The Board found researchers guilty of misconduct in four cases
Of the 31 state HEIs, 22 say they have not examined any breaches of good research practice
