Georgia Southern is committed to enabling the practice of open science and global exchange within a framework of appropriate cybersecurity and institutional safety. Each university researcher, scholar or employee bears individual responsibility to maintain awareness and prudent precaution in the practice of scientific inquiry. This toolkit is intended to be used following review of the Know your Collaborator 鈥� The Short Course 鈥� A one page tutorial for GS researchers and scholars. It catalogs links to information sources to help you know your collaborator.
Verify the Person and Their Institution or Company
- Visual Compliance (restricted party screening 鈥� free through GS log in)
- (Federal resource)
- Regardless of which method is used, researchers are strongly encouraged to retain a record of the search results for at least five years after the termination of the engagement.
- 鈥� D_U_N_S number
- What is the mutual benefit of the collaboration?
- Reputation Review 鈥� Check websites associated with the individual and institution, publications, Co-authors, linked in/social media.
- , , or
- 鈥� Log in through GS
- 鈥� Log in through your organization 鈥� with GS email address
- Reputation Review 鈥� Check websites associated with the individual and institution, publications, Co-authors, linked in/social media.
Corporate Filings
- 鈥� Search corporate documents for U.S. publicly traded companies
- 鈥� World Corporate database
Criminal Proceedings 鈥� Criminal incitements, pleas and convictions
Verify the Body of Work
- 鈥� digital persistent identifiers to track and link published works.
- iThenticate (originality and citation tool for professionals)
- , , or
- 鈥� Find cached versions of current and inactive websites- the Wayback machine
- 鈥� Journal rankings tool
- 鈥� specific to STEM
Patents
- 鈥� Public search
- 鈥� European patent search
- 鈥� Global coverage search
- 鈥� Global coverage search
Verify the Terms of Collaboration
- Foreign Government Talent Recruitment Programs 鈥� Malign
- Problematic Contract Terms
Participate with Transparency
- Be vigilant 鈥�
- Maintain computer updates and strong passwords
- Send IT a ticket to assure your GS device software is up to date before travel.
- Change your password before you travel internationally and when you return.
- Intellectual Property 鈥�
- Disclose to IP/Tech Transfer Office before you present or share to protect your work. (On the Research Resources tile of your my.georgiasouthern.edu 鈥� Sophia)
- Be consistent with any associated Data Use, Non-disclosure or human subject consent agreements.
- Maintain computer updates and strong passwords
- Be aware聽鈥撀�Training available on demand聽on the CITI Platform
- The CITI links provided below will auto enroll you for the corresponding training:
- 聽(CITI Question 5)
- 聽鈥� (CITI Question 13 Module 2)
- 鈥� (CITI Question 13 Module 1)
- for Researchers聽(CITI Question 9)
- 聽(CITI Question 11 module 3)
- Trend Report
- The CITI links provided below will auto enroll you for the corresponding training: