| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 45.57 |
| Liaison | Steven Sypniewski |
| Submission Date | Jan. 24, 2025 |
SUNY Buffalo State
AC-8: Responsible Research and Innovation
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
4.67 / 7.00 |
Scott
Goodman Professor Chemistry |
8.1 Published ethical code of conduct for research
Online location of the institution’s ethical code of conduct for research:
Copy of the institution’s ethical code of conduct for research:
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8.2 Recognition of integrated, community-based, and extra-academic research
Description or text of the promotion/tenure guidelines or policies that explicitly recognize integrated research:
See the uploaded campus-wide policy on "Scholarship Encompassing Applied Research and Scholarship of Teaching, and Community-Engaged Research and Scholarship."
Policies published in our Directory of Policy Statements (DOPS) apply to everyone on campus. These are generally recommended by the Senate and approved by the campus President.
There are other SUNY and Buffalo State Promotion and Tenure policies, but they do not specifically address the question.
Do the promotion/tenure guidelines or policies that recognize integrated research cover all of the institution’s research-producing academic divisions?:
Does the institution have published promotion or tenure guidelines or policies that give explicit positive recognition to community-based research?:
Description or text of the promotion/tenure guidelines or policies that explicitly recognize community-based research:
See the uploaded campus-wide policy on "Scholarship Encompassing Applied Research and Scholarship of Teaching, and Community-Engaged Research and Scholarship."
Policies published in our Directory of Policy Statements (DOPS) apply to everyone on campus. These are generally recommended by the Senate and approved by the campus President.
There are other SUNY and Buffalo State Promotion and Tenure policies, but they do not specifically address the question.
Do the promotion/tenure guidelines or policies that recognize community-based research cover all of the institution’s research-producing academic divisions?:
Does the institution have published promotion or tenure guidelines or policies that give explicit positive recognition to research impact or reach outside of academic journals?:
Description or text of the promotion/tenure guidelines or policies that explicitly recognize research impact or reach outside of academic journals:
See the uploaded campus-wide policy on "Scholarship Encompassing Applied Research and Scholarship of Teaching, and Community-Engaged Research and Scholarship."
Policies published in our Directory of Policy Statements (DOPS) apply to everyone on campus. These are generally recommended by the Senate and approved by the campus President.
There are other SUNY and Buffalo State Promotion and Tenure policies, but they do not specifically address the question.
Do the promotion/tenure guidelines or policies that recognize research impact or reach outside of academic journals cover all of the institution’s research-producing academic divisions?:
If Yes to any of the above, provide at least one form of evidence (website URL or document). If reporting on multiple guidelines or policies, provide the best available example and/or a website that provides an overview of promotion/tenure for academic employees.
Copy of the institution’s promotion/tenure guidelines or policies:
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8.3 Inter-campus collaboration for responsible research and innovation
Description of the institution’s inter-campus collaborations for responsible research and innovation:
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8.4 Support for open access publishing
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the open access repository:
Digital Commons @ Buffalo State is the open access campus repository for scholarly and creative works produced by faculty, staff, and students. Managed by E. H. Butler Library, the Digital Commons promotes the discovery, dissemination, and preservation of our intellectual capital. https://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu
Additional details are available here:
Does the institution have one or more published policies that require its employees to publish scholarly works open access or archive final post-peer reviewed versions of scholarly works in an open access repository?:
Do the open access policies cover all of the institution’s research-producing academic divisions?:
Text or online location of the institution’s open access policies:
Our open-access policy is "opt in." http://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/dops/policysect1/012000.pdf
Copy of the institution’s open access policies:
Does the institution provide an open access article processing charge (APC) fund for employees?:
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the open access APC fund:
Funds for open-access publishing are requested by individuals from Department and School administrators as needed. The library at Buffalo State has negotiated a waiver of APCs with one journal publishing company. https://library.buffalostate.edu/publishing/apcs
Does the institution negotiate or participate in transformative open access agreements that are consistent with ESAC guidelines?:
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s transformative open access agreements with publishers:
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Optional documentation
The ethical code for conduct of research policy applies only to funded research on campus. The policy was developed by the SUNY Research Foundation (SUNY RF), which accepts and administers all grants and awards on behalf of campus researchers.
https://sponsoredprograms.buffalostate.edu
Additional documentation for this credit:
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