Good Scientific Practice & Ombudspersons

Safeguarding good scientific practice & ombudspersons

All research institutions are called upon to protect science and themselves from falsification and to take action against misuse and manipulation of scientific results within the scope of their own responsibilities. The Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (LIB) fully complies with the recommendations of the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the Leibniz Association and encourages its employees to emphasise the importance of good scientific practice when training students. Compliance with these rules is expressly regarded as a contractual obligation at the LIB.

The Leibniz Code of Good Scientific Practice was unanimously adopted at the Leibniz Annual Meeting in November 2021.

With the transmission of the Code and the associated resolution to the DFG, the legally binding implementation of the DFG's regulations by the Leibniz institutions has now been notified accordingly.

Contact for questions regarding the application of the Leibniz Code: Integrity Unit, Committees and GWK

Current versions of the Leibniz Code, valid for all Leibniz institutions, the guidelines and recommendations:

• Leibniz Code of Good Scientific Practice
• Guideline on good scientific practice in the Leibniz Association
• Leibniz Recommendation on Safeguarding Good Scientific Practice in Co-authorships
• DFG Code of Good Scientific Practice