Assessment of Scientific Integrity of U.S.Federal Agency and Its Enlightenment to China
The U.S.Federal Government attaches great importance to scientific integrity.In 2021,the National Science and Technology Council(NSTC)established a inter-agency Scientific Integrity Task Force to conduct a thorough review of the effectiveness of Federal departments and agencies for scientific integrity policies and practices.The review concludes that while Federal science is fundamentally sound,it remains subject to political and other forms of interference that can undermine Federal decision-making and erode public trust in science.Base on the review,this paper summarizes the background and overview,the main problems and conclusions for Federal agencies implementation and improvement of scientific integrity policies and practices,the mechanism of biennial assessment,and introduces the definition of scientific integrity,the scope and main content,and the critical metrics for regular assessment.Finally,it puts forward some suggestions on strengthening the governance of research integrity.