Academic Misconduct

Academic misconduct is not limited to plagiarism, but includes deliberately falsifying or fabricating data, citations, or information; forging academic documents; abusing the confidentiality of information obtained from colleagues or other persons; intentionally or knowingly helping another to commit an act of academic misconduct, or otherwise facilitating such acts; or other practices that seriously deviate from ethical standards that are commonly accepted within the scientific and scholarly communities for proposing, conducting, or reporting research. Academic misconduct also includes any form of retaliation against a person who, while acting in good faith, provides information about suspected or alleged misconduct. For additional information on Academic Misconduct go to http://www.policy.cornell.edu/vol1_2.cfm.

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Last Modified: January 7, 2004