Integrity and Ethics

• Regular initiatives by RDC-NFSC will ensure that researchers understand the importance of integrity and ethics and comply with ethical codes of research and publishing practices at institutional, national, and global levels.
• A standard plagiarism check should be mandatorily implemented and the requisite software in this regard made accessible to all researchers. In addition, the RDC-NFSC will sensitize the research community about dubious research and publishing practices and predatory journals.

Capacity Building

• RDC-NFSC would play a crucial role in building the capacity of faculty and students to undertake research problems in line with the latest advances in diverse disciplines to push the boundaries of knowledge through publications and contribute to technological developments relevant to societal needs. It would also pave the way to attract more research grants under norm-based funding, improve its accreditation ranking and enhance its brand image.
• Regular events such as refresher courses, workshops, trainings/internships, group discussions and seminars/conferences may be organized for capacity building. RDC-NFSC would play a pivotal role in creating central R&D facilities with the provisioning of associated training/internship thereon.

Research Monitoring

• The current policy environment in RDC-NFSC to be responsible and accountable for research development and innovation activities through the creation of infrastructure, generation of resources, promotion of business, and facilitation of policy framework to nurture the culture of quality research by adhering to ethical practices.
• Among the standard functions, the RDC-NFSC needs to monitor and oversee research progress, coordinate program, manage and facilitate optimizing resources, timely review of research activities for completion of the projects as per schedule. RDC-NFSC need to formulate and adhere to specific quality benchmarks for research to meet the global/ international standards.
• The proposed RDC-NFSC shall conduct a quality review or internal evaluation of the research papers and suggest Scopus Indexed, Web of Science, or UGC-CARE recognized journals for appropriate publications. RDC-NFSC ensure that all the Research Labs fulfill the norms of Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) and Safety (Bio and Chemical) measures, recognized as Quality Improvement Program (QIP) center and by the National Accreditation Board of Laboratories (NABL).