The Society and the REC take research integrity seriously. Matters of concern include:
- fabrication and falsification
- plagiarism and duplicate publication
- undisclosed conflicts of interest and unethical authorship
- data manipulation and unauthorized access to or use of research data
- failure to comply with the approved protocol
- failure to protect research participants
To raise a concern use the complaints and misconduct form. Concerns are recorded, handled confidentially and reviewed according to the Committee's procedures.
BACRS Research Ethics Committee operates under the governance of the Bangladesh Academy of Clinical Research Society. Ethical review is conducted in accordance with the policies and Standard Operating Procedures adopted by the Society as they are published on this site, with reference to applicable national and international ethical guidelines. References to BMRC guidelines, international ethical guidelines or other regulatory frameworks do not by themselves constitute endorsement, accreditation, registration or authorization by those organizations. Where research is subject to additional governmental, institutional, regulatory or sponsor requirements, investigators remain responsible for obtaining all applicable approvals before commencing the research.