Dissemination of Research
“In the interests of promoting knowledge acquired through research, the College encourages its researchers to be as open as possible in discussing their work with other researchers, both inside and outside the Institution, and with the public whilst at the same time recognising the need for scientists to protect their own research interests.
Once published, the College expects researchers to make results, relevant data and materials available to other researchers on request, subject to compliance with ethical and consent issues as well as intellectual property rights. The College expects the highest standard of publications from its researchers. It expects its researchers to publish their results within a reasonable period of time, to do so in the best possible journals and to avoid unnecessary fragmentation of material for the sake of multiple publications. However, where intellectual property protection may be an issue, the College respects the need for reasonable delay in publication although this should be kept to a minimum.” (Section 2, Openness and Dissemination of Results, RCSI Guidelines for Good Research Practice).