Scientific integrity refers to the set of rules and values that must govern research activities to ensure that they are honest, impartial, objective and scientifically rigorous.
The Research Programming Act (LPR) of 2020 entrusted Hcéres (Haut Conseil à l'évaluation de la recherche et de l'enseignement supérieur) with new missions in the area of scientific integrity. Ofis (the French Office for Scientific Integrity) is responsible for implementing these missions.