Scientific integrity and research practices in France

Sociologists Michel Dubois and Catherine Guaspare discuss the evolution of scientific integrity and research best practices. They highlight how scientific integrity has become a cornerstone of research regulation, moving from institutional and regulatory frameworks to a set of formal and informal expectations within the scientific community.

In France, this movement gained momentum through legislative efforts, including a 2017 circular and the 2020 Research Programming Law. The authors note that the construction of these standards involved key actors, including scientists and parliamentarians, to establish a culture of good research practices.