The laboratory or project director is often listed as last author. Any arrangement of authors is appropriate if the authors agree. The best time to seek agreement is before the work is begun. Authors should not be added or deleted without their knowledge and, if possible, consent. Retain paper or electronic copies of manuscripts and illustrations at least until the work has been published in final form.
Intellectual honesty is an aspect of truthfulness.
Intellectual honesty includes appropriate acknowledgment of prior work upon which the present work is based, acknowledgment of sources of ideas or techniques that significantly influenced the present work, and avoidance of compromising the integrity of a scholarly work because of a conflict of interest such as industrial sponsorship. Scientists must not engage in or permit falsification of research data, fabrication of scientific data, or plagiarism of the work of others. These particular offenses can lead to serious consequences including dismissal from the University and debarment by the federal government. Living research subjects, human or animal, must be treated in accordance with University policies. No research with animals may be conducted without prior approval of the Animal Welfare Committee.