Rescission of the Final Scientific Integrity Policy of the National Institutes of Health
Notice Number:
NOT-OD-25-080

Key Dates

Release Date:

March 28, 2025

Related Announcements

  • September 30, 2024 – Final Scientific Integrity Policy of the National Institutes of Health. See Notice NOT-OD-24-178.
  • September 25, 2023 – Notice of Availability: Draft Scientific Integrity Policy of the National Institutes of Health. See Notice NOT-OD-23-183.

Issued by

Office of The Director, National Institutes of Health (OD)

Purpose

The purpose of this Notice is to rescind the Final Scientific Integrity Policy of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), issued under NOT-OD-24-178, to ensure alignment with the Administration’s priorities. The NIH remains committed to upholding the principles of scientific integrity and has multiple interlocking policies that support and promote scientific integrity across the agency, including policies on research misconduct, authorship, human and animal subject protections, and data management and sharing, which will continue. This Notice only applies to the Final Scientific Integrity Policy of the NIH and not to any policies cited therein. Additionally, the NIH will adhere to the HHS Scientific Integrity Policy to advance scientific integrity goals. 

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

NIH Office of Science Policy

SciencePolicy@od.nih.gov