APP Historical Revisions

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This is a list of APP updates in chronological order, beginning with the most recent update. This list can be sorted by APP number. Subscribe here to receive email notifications whenever there is a new or change to an APP.

Effective APP Description
7/01/1998 Pol 993 Responding to Allegations of Research Misconduct. References to campus departments, officers, services updated. No substantive changes to previous version. This Policy supersdedes UCLA Policy 1150, dated June 19, 1990
6/16/2006 Pol 993 Responding to Allegations of Research Misconduct. This revised policy/procedure implements the relevant provisions of the Code of Federal Regulations regarding allegations of misconduct in research and is applicable to all individuals with an appointment or formal affiliation with UCLA.
2/05/2007 Pol 993 Responding to Allegations of Research Misconduct. A notification requirement to a Research Sponsor was inadvertently omitted from the June 16, 2006 version of the policy. It has been inserted as the first bullet point under section IV.I.
12/19/2007 Pol 993 Responding to Allegations of Research Misconduct. Section IV.C. "Limitation Period," first sentence revised to accurately reflect the Code of Federal Regulations provision.
1/20/2010 Pol 993 Responding to Allegations of Research Misconduct. This revised policy includes numerous changes, some in consultation with the Dean of Students Office, Graduate Division, and Academic Senate. Many of the changes are in response to ORI recommendations, and also are based on actual experiences with Research Misconduct cases. The Applicability section has been significantly revised.
10/27/2010 Pol 993 Responding to Allegations of Research Misconduct. Revisions include clarification of defined Research Integrity Officer; applicability of the policy to students; and amended "Limitation Period," Section IV.C.3. added.
6/17/2022 Pol 993 Responding to Allegations of Research Misconduct. UCLA Policy 993: Responding to Allegations of Research Misconduct has been updated with the following changes: 1) Reformatting to align with current policy template, 2) adding steps to give respondents an opportunity to let the RIO know if there is a conflict of interest of members of the Investigation and Inquiry Committees prior to being established, and 3) Notifying the Chair of Charges about the conclusion of an investigation against a member of the Academic Senate if research misconduct is not found.