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Preliminary study disseminated by anti-vaccine groups
Preliminary study disseminated by anti-vaccine groups
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The specter of collusion
Study finds evidence that editorial board members receive special treatment in the scientific review process
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Integrity in times of open science
The sixth Brazilian Meeting on Research Integrity and Ethics in Science (BRISPE) was held between October 28 and 29, with discussions on how to encourage ethical behavior and scientific integrity in an environment marked by increasing collaboration, open access to knowledge, and data sharing—generally encompassed by the term “open science.” More than one hundred participants,... View Article
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Academic papers for sale
Essay mills could be made illegal in the UK in a bid to combat widespread fraud in remote learning
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A collection of retracted articles
An article about the health benefits of broccoli was recently retracted, 12 years after it was published
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Race to report clinical trial results
New rules on disclosing the results of clinical trials in the European Union come into force on January 31, 2022
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Jailed for clinical trial fraud
A federal judge in the US state of Florida sentenced Eduardo Navarro and Nayade Varona to prison for falsifying clinical trial data for a drug being tested against irritable bowel syndrome
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University revokes homage to pioneering dermatologist
University revokes homage to pioneering dermatologist
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Ways to encourage responsible behavior
Study highlights the impacts of scientific integrity training for students
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COVID-19 studies in “hijacked” journals
The World Health Organization (WHO) has a database of some 320,000 scientific papers published on COVID-19
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The appeal of predatory journals in Uzbekistan
An article showed why the former Soviet Republic in Central Asia has become known for the publication of papers in predatory journals
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Copying from Wikipedia
Publisher Elsevier has withdrawn an illustrated book on chemical elements and mineralogy, first published last year, from circulation upon discovering that several excerpts were plagiarized from Wikipedia
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Study reveals extent of misconduct in the Netherlands
A major survey of scientific integrity at universities and research institutions in the Netherlands produced worrying results
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Academy expels researchers for sexual harassment
The US National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has expelled researchers accused of sexual harassment
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The weight of academic misconduct in German politics
Academic misconduct has become a sensitive political issue in Germany, the European Union country with the highest percentage of members of parliament that have a doctorate, at 17%
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Misconduct in the scientific literature
A group of researchers searched scientific journal databases for the terms “research ethics” and “research integrity.” The survey aimed to reveal the perspectives of academic literature on cases of misconduct
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University ranking fraud goes to court
Moshe Porat has been indicted by a federal court for submitting fraudulent information to the U.S. News & World Report
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Alarming medical research in Iran
A group of researchers from various universities in Iran recently sent a scientific integrity questionnaire to professors at medical schools around the country
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Data manufactured in study evaluating psychiatric clinics
A renowned expert in treating anxiety and phobias who edited a mental disorder diagnosis manual used by psychologists in Germany fabricated some of the data in a €2.4-million study
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Racial violence and scientific meetings
The American Physical Society has adopted new venue selection criteria for its 12 annual scientific events
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Scientific integrity training
The Albert Einstein Israeli Institute for Teaching and Research has strengthened training in good research practices for its graduate students
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