Annual Reports, Scientific Integrity Polices, and Additional Resources
EPA has many clearly articulated policies and procedures in place that relate to scientific integrity. These enhance the culture of scientific integrity at EPA and protect against scientific misconduct by any Agency employees, including managers and other Agency leadership. In an effort to help employees find the right source of further information, we provide links for the policies, statutes, and other resources below.
- Scientific Integrity Annual Reports
- Scientific Inegrity Policies and Publications
- Coordination Procedures for Misconduct Allegations
- Other EPA Products and Publications
- Related External Products and Publications
- Scientific Integrity Related Policies
Scientific Inegrity Annual Reports
- 2018 Annual Report on Scientific Integrity
- 2017 Annual Report on Scientific Integrity
- 2016 Annual Report on Scientific Integrity
- 2015 Annual Report on Scientific Integrity
- 2014 Annual Report on Scientific Integrity
- 2013 Annual Report on Scientific Integrity
Scientific Integrity Policies and Publications
- EPA's Scientific Integrity Policy
- Approaches for Expressing and Resolving Differing Scientific Opinions
- Authorship Best Practices
- Best Practices for Clearance of Scientific Products at EPA
- Fact Sheet: Scientific Integrity at U.S. EPA
Coordination Procedures for Misconduct Allegations
Coordination Procedures were developed with the Office of Inspector General to promote the efficient evaluation and disposition of decisions regarding scientific misconduct allegations.
Other EPA Products and Publications
- Scientific Misconduct Policies
- EPA has in place clearly articulated policies and procedures protecting against scientific misconduct by all Agency employees, including managers and other Agency leadership, which are summarized in the following document:
- Quality Assurance
- The primary goal of the Quality System is to ensure that environmental data are of sufficient quantity and quality to support the data's intended use. Under the EPA Quality System, EPA organizations develop and implement supporting quality systems. Similar specifications may also apply to contractors, grantees, and other recipients of financial assistance from EPA.
- Whistleblower Ombudsman
- Peer Review
- Office of Inspector General (OIG) Hotline
Related External Products and Publications
- US Government Accountability Office (GAO) Report, Scientific Integrity Policies: Additional Actions Could Strengthen Integrity of Federal Research (GAO-19-265)EXIT
- Meaningful Transparency at EPA – Bipartisan Policy CenterEXIT
- Strengthening Transparency and Accountability at EPA – Bipartisan Policy CenterEXIT
- Understanding our Political Nature – European UnionEXIT
- Recommendation on Science and Scientific Researchers – UNESCOEXIT
Scientific Integrity Related Policies
The Scientific Integrity Policy, closely following the guidance from Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), includes issues from multiple EPA jurisdictions. In an effort to help EPA employees find the right source of further information, we provide the links below:
- Office of General Counsel/Ethics – for information on ethical concerns, including professional development and conflict of interest
EPA has in place clearly articulated policies and procedures protecting against scientific misconduct by all Agency employees, including managers and other Agency leadership, which are summarized in the following document: