Integritas dan Reproduksibilitas Penelitian Sebagai Fondasi Etika Dalam Pengembangan Ilmu Pengetahuan

Abstract

Research integrity and reproducibility are two fundamental aspects of maintaining the credibility and sustainability of scientific development. Increasing demands for scientific publications, the complexity of research methodologies, and advances in digital technology have created challenges in implementing ethical principles in research activities. This article aims to analyze research integrity and reproducibility as ethical foundations for the development of scientific knowledge and to identify their interrelationship in establishing credibility and trust in scientific research findings. This study employs a qualitative approach through a literature review by examining relevant scholarly articles, theoretical concepts, and regulations concerning research ethics, academic integrity, reproducibility, and open science. The findings indicate that research integrity serves as a moral foundation that ensures researchers' honesty, objectivity, and accountability, while reproducibility functions as a methodological foundation that enables research data, procedures, and findings to be independently examined and reassessed. These two dimensions complement each other in preventing academic misconduct, improving methodological transparency, and strengthening trust in scientific knowledge. Their advancement requires support through research ethics education, data transparency, methodological documentation, institutional policies, and the implementation of Open Science principles. This article emphasizes that the quality of scientific development is determined not only by the novelty of research findings but also by the integrity of research processes and the extent to which findings can be scientifically verified