<searchTitle>Final Scientific Integrity Policy of the National Institutes of Health; Federal Register Vol. 89, Issue </searchTitle>
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<agency order="1">DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES</agency>
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<action>Notice of final policy.</action>
<summary>The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is issuing this Final NIH Scientific Integrity Policy to promote a continuing culture of scientific integrity at NIH. This Policy codifies NIH's long-standing expectations to preserve scientific integrity throughout all NIH activities, establishes key roles and responsibilities for those who will lead the agency's scientific integrity program, and, as appropriate, establishes relevant reporting and evaluation mechanisms.</summary>
<dates>This Final Policy is effective on December 30, 2024.</dates>
<contact>Jessica Tucker, Ph.D., Acting Deputy Director, Office of Science Policy, NIH, at (301) 496-9838 or SciencePolicy@od.nih.gov.</contact>
<tocDoc>Final Scientific Integrity Policy of the National Institutes of Health, </tocDoc>
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