Research Integrity in Science and Education(RISE)

Springer Nature India is delighted to invite you to participate in RISE, a transformative initiative dedicated to boosting research integrity across India’s scientific community by:

  • Offering seamless access to crucial resources and training materials that promote transparency and accountability in research; these resources can equip early career researchers with the knowledge and tools to champion ethical research practices, enhancing India’s global research reputation; 
  • Influencing educational institutions and policymakers to integrate mandatory research integrity training into curricula, laying a robust foundation for ethical research conduct; 
  • Supporting a culture of integrity within the Indian research community, nurturing a collective commitment to the highest ethical standards.

The RISE initiative offers tailored support and advocacy, empowering Indian researchers to conduct ethical and impactful research, driving scientific advancement and societal progress.

Join us in our mission to champion research integrity and make a lasting impact on India's research landscape.

How does Springer Nature RISE benefit the research community?

  • Opportunity for academicians to re-learn and upgrade knowledge about the publishing ethics and good practices.
  • Early career researchers gain confidence for developing their research papers. 
  • Free access to research integrity training resources for future use.
  • In-person sessions & webinars for sharing views and clarifying uncertainties
  • Improved chances of acceptance in international journals.
  • Networking opportunity with leading publisher.
  • Assessment of participants of their understanding/ability to apply with a certificate as evidence to current and future employers and to their peers.
  • Opportunity for participants to undertake assessment to obtain a certificate of training for use with current and future employers and to their peers

Pillars of Springer Nature RISE

  • Access: Ensure that all researchers have easy and free self-service resources and trainings on research integrity.
  • Empowerment: Provide early career researchers with the knowledge and tools they need to practice and promote research integrity.
  • Advocacy: Promote the integration of mandatory research integrity trainings & assessment into the research curriculum.
  • Cultural Shift: Encourage more formal trainings and foster a positive attitude towards research integrity across the research community.

Springer Nature’s Courses

How can you avoid common pitfalls and ensure your work is of the best possible standard?  

Springer Nature’s eLearning course on Research Integrity gives an overview of this key topic area, covering both research ethics and publication ethics. 

We have designed this tutorial with early career researchers in mind and to cover all scholarly fields. Whether your work involves traditional lab work, field work or research that is literature or theory based, the principles of research ethics and publication ethics are still critical. 

The course is interactive, with quiz questions to check understanding throughout and a final certificate of completion. 

For a more in-depth look at Research Integrity, Nature Masterclasses offers FREE access to its “Research Integrity: Publication Ethics” course. This is open to anyone who registers on the site (no institution subscription required). The course contains rich video content from global experts and offers a completion certificate.