Background Implementing responsible conduct of research and monitoring bad practices requires time and tact. In France, it was in 2015 that the wishes of those in charge of research proposed the appointment of research integrity officers (RIOs) in all universities, national higher education schools, and research institutions. Our objectives were to search for information to describe the RI development and to analyze the RIOs’ profiles. Methods The OFIS (Office Français de l’Intégrité Scientifique) website lists all public research institutions and universities (RIUs) and their designated RIOs. During the period between 6 and 14 October 2018, and on 2 May 2019 (updating), we entered two keywords (“plagiat” and “intégrité”) into the search engines on the RIU homepages and retrieved the relevant information (including “research” and “scientific” integrity when “intégrité” was entered). We consulted the governance and downloaded the organigram to determine whether the RIO positions and names were mentioned. We searched for the domains of expertise, sex, and age of the RIOs from their CVs (institutional websites), LinkedIn profiles, and various Google links. Results The OFIS website lists 142 RIUs. Searching for the keyword “plagiarism” retrieved 25 RIUs; however, the web information was minimal, and consisted entirely of charters, interviews, and rare training modules. The keyword “integrity” turned up 23 RIUs. Nonetheless, there was little information available beyond notices for seminars, events, and a few training modules. Of the total 142 RIUs, 66.2% (n = 94) had named 96 RIOs. Furthermore, 29.2% RIOs (n = 28) were female and 70.8% (n = 68) were male; 38 RIOs were retired (> 65 years old) 58 were active (< 65 years old), and had a RIO function added to their usual laboratory activities. Conclusion There is a lack of information about RI on the websites of French universities and research organizations, which may reflect a lack of information and commitment in the institutions themselves.

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法国科研诚信的发展正在上升：引进科研诚信官员是一项进步

背景 实施负责任的研究行为和监控不良做法需要时间和机智。在法国，正是在 2015 年，研究负责人的意愿提议在所有大学、国立高等教育学校和研究机构任命研究诚信官员 (RIO)。我们的目标是寻找信息来描述 RI 的发展并分析 RIO 的概况。方法 OFIS（Office Français de l'Intégrité Scientifique）网站列出了所有公共研究机构和大学 (RIU) 及其指定的 RIO。在 2018 年 10 月 6 日至 14 日期间以及 2019 年 5 月 2 日（更新），我们在RIU主页的搜索引擎中输入了两个关键词（“plagiat”和“intégrité”），并检索了相关信息（当输入“intégrité”时，包括“research”和“scientific”完整性）。我们咨询了治理并下载了组织结构图，以确定是否提到了 RIO 的职位和名称。我们从他们的简历（机构网站）、LinkedIn 个人资料和各种 Google 链接中搜索 RIO 的专业领域、性别和年龄。结果 OFIS 网站列出了 142 个 RIU。搜索关键词“抄袭”检索到25个RIU；然而，网络信息很少，完全由章程、访谈和罕见的培训模块组成。关键词“完整性”出现了 23 个 RIU。尽管如此，除了研讨会、活动、和一些培训模块。在总共 142 个 RIO 中，66.2%（n = 94）命名了 96 个 RIO。此外，29.2% 的 RIO (n = 28) 为女性，70.8% (n = 68) 为男性；38 名 RIO 退休（> 65 岁） 58 名活跃（< 65 岁），并在其日常实验室活动中增加了 RIO 功能。结论 法国大学和研究机构的网站上缺乏关于 RI 的信息，这可能反映了机构本身缺乏信息和承诺。