Mentors are experts in academic and research integrity. If you are interested in becoming a mentor, please contact us by email at victims@academicintegrity.eu and we will share more information about the role and requirements. Candidates are selected by a panel of existing mentors.
Anyone who has been unfairly disadvantaged by misconduct or questionable practice in research or education may ask a question or share their situation to obtain support from our mentors. We also support and welcome requests from integrity/ethics officers, publishers and other stakeholders.
Yes. Anyone can ask a question or share their problem to obtain support from our mentors. We acknowledge victims as anyone who has seen their work plagiarised, has suffered from offensive behaviour/bullying/threats, has been unfairly accused of unethical actions, or was denied credit in a publication, among others.
Your rights should be described in your institution’s Code of Ethics, Academic Integrity Policies, Reporting Misconduct, or similar documents. Check the relevant documents to find out what options you have. Try to find someone (e.g. integrity/ethics officer, ombudsperson, etc.) at your institution whose responsibility is to deal with cases of misconduct or questionable practices in …
No. Our mentors are only able to provide quidance and advise you on the actions you should take, according to the nature of your situation. Our mentors do not provide legal advice, nor do they have the power to contact or influence the abusers, institutions or other stakeholders related to your issue.
Our team of mentors are academics and experts from the European Network for Academic Integrity (ENAI) and the Erasmus+ FAITH (Facing Academic Integrity Threats) project, who volunteer to support and advise people on their problems. All mentors are experts in relevant aspects of academic and research integrity (e.g. plagiarism, publication ethics, data manipulation, etc.). You …
You are welcome to indicate the preferred mentor(s) when submitting your request. You may indicate the name of one or more mentors. If the mentors are available, they will contact you within seven days through the Portal.
When you submit a question, the selected mentors are invited to confirm their availability within two days. If no mentors are pre-selected, the Portal administrator will assign suitable mentors based on the nature of your question. This matching process may take several days. Once the mentors are confirmed, they have up to seven days to …
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To ask a question or share a concern, use the Get Support option in the menu. You will be asked to provide a title and a brief description of your situation, and to select one or more categories that best match your case. If you wish, you can also choose one or more mentors to …
Yes. However, we advise that people facing an issue come forward themselves with their requests for help. It will make the communication with mentors easier and smoother. All submitted requests are private by default and only visible to our mentors and admins.
