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The phantom of honorary authorship
A third of the authors of 80,000 papers did not qualify as authors, study says
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Recognition for Black scientists
A conference aims to give visibility to black cancer researchers
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Battle against institutional racism in science
Research-funding organizations struggle to meet commitments to combat discrimination
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Columbia University drops in rankings after correcting inaccurate data
Institution submitted false information about class size and faculty credentials
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Articles by Nobel Prize winner retracted
Articles by Nobel Prize winner retracted
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Ecologist accused of fabricating data in ocean acidification study
The journal Science retracts article by researcher from the University of Delaware
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Data scientist reveals that papers whose results are not confirmed continue to receive citations
Survey showed that among psychology studies that could not be replicated, the number of citations dropped by just 5–9% compared to articles whose findings were successfully reproduced.
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How research on scientific integrity has evolved
Article finds a 12% annual increase in the number of papers on the topic published over the last three decades, as well as a rise in international collaborations
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Linguist fired by Princeton claims he is a victim of political persecution
Joshua Katz, punished for having a relationship with a student, claims he was “canceled” for speaking out against an antiracist agenda
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Chinese government wants to create 50 new scientific journals
Strategy aims to ensure journal quality and integrity
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Investigation accuses university employees of bullying and racism
The Bartlett School of Architecture at University College London dismissed those accused of misconduct
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Florida governor proposes law to review tenure of university professors
American Association of University Professors calls the bill an attack on academic freedom
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Survey highlights frequency of sexual harassment and assault at Australian universities
44,000 students from 39 institutions responded to the survey
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International registry of scientific journal editorial boards to be created
Crossref wants to increase transparency in the peer-review process
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MIT biologist accused of sexual harassment resigns
David Sabatini studied cell signaling and cancer metabolism
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Vice chancellor steps down over plagiarism
American geneticist admitted he committed plagiarism in a funding application
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Profile of retracted articles by Brazilian authors
Researchers from the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE) examined the profile of scientific articles published by Brazilian authors and later retracted between 2002 and 2019
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Australia vetos six humanities research projects
Move sparks debate over political interference in science
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The disease of self-plagiarism in Russia
One in every 20 papers published in Russian journals between 2014 and 2017 was an exact or near copy of an existing article
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How to avoid predatory journals
Checklist designed to help researchers identify reputable scientific journals
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Biden’s chief science advisor forced to resign
Biden's chief science advisor forced to resign
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Fraud in hundreds of articles
A recent editorial in the journal Anesthesiology profiled a researcher who committed fraud in hundreds of scientific articles. An investigation by the Japanese Society of Anesthesiologists found that anesthesiologist Hironobu Ueshima fabricated data and committed other types of fraud, such as false attribution of authorship, in 142 papers. An inquiry by Showa University in Tokyo,... View Article
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Digitization to fight plagiarism
Nigeria's Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) will begin digitizing scientific theses and papers written by its students and faculty
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