Scientific integrity
Public trust depends on how science is funded, conducted and reported.
Public trust depends on how science is funded, conducted and reported. ILSI Nepal applies the scientific-integrity principles of the global ILSI federation and makes them concrete in how it works.
Integrity principles
- Every scientific activity has a primary public purpose and benefit.
- Science is judged on study design, methodology and the validity of its conclusions, not on its funding source.
- Research questions are framed objectively and are not designed to favour a particular outcome.
- Investigators keep access to data and control of statistical analysis, open to qualified review.
- Contributors disclose their affiliations and publish under the organisation they work for.
Transparency
- The purpose and funding sources of every meeting, symposium and workshop are disclosed.
- Publications list their funding sources and sponsors.
- Speakers and authors sign disclosures of financial and other interests.
- ILSI Nepal publishes its financial statements and disclosures. (Added in Phase 2.)
Conflict of interest
- Contributors, board members and staff disclose actual and potential financial conflicts through an annual declaration and whenever a conflict arises.
- The board reviews disclosures and decides what action, if any, is required.
- ILSI Nepal does not take part in undisclosed authorship arrangements.
No lobbying
ILSI Nepal does not lobby, conduct lobbying activities, or make policy recommendations. It informs decisions with evidence.