"For the individual scientist, integrity embodies above all a commitment to intellectual honesty and personal responsibility for one's actions and to a range of practices that characterize responsible research conduct. These practices include:

• intellectual honesty in proposing, performing, and reporting research;
• accuracy in representing contributions to research proposals and reports;
• fairness in peer review;
• collegiality in scientific interactions, including communications and sharing of resources;
• transparency in conflicts of interest or potential conflicts of interest;
• protection of human subjects in the conduct of research;
• humane care of animals in the conduct of research; and
• adherence to the mutual responsibilities between investigators and their research teams."

From: National Research Council (US) and Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Assessing Integrity in Research Environments. Integrity in Scientific Research: Creating an Environment That Promotes Responsible Conduct. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2002. 2, Integrity in Research. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK208714/

intellectual honesty = if you know the truth, state the truth

representing contributions= cite them, acknowledge them in text, etc.; see the Defining the Role of Authors and Contributors guidelines by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors for more information about who should count as an author.

conflicts of interest or potential conflicts of interest = a conflict of interest is a situation where a person's personal interests (financial, familial, or otherwise) could compromise their professional judgment or actions, potentially leading to biased decisions