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Retraction overview
A researcher at the Centre for Science and Technology Studies at the University of Leiden, Netherlands, published a paper that gives a comprehensive overview of scientific articles retracted due to errors, bias, fraud, or plagiarism
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Flawed theory retracted
The idea that HIV may not be the cause of AIDS was suggested in the 1990s, but completely discredited when drugs were created that prevented replication of the virus and eliminated the symptoms of the syndrome
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Purdue researcher admits fraud
At a US district court, Qingyou Han, director of Purdue University's Center for Materials Processing Research, admitted defrauding the NSF, the USA's largest research funding agency
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From good example to bad
The journal Nature decided to revoke an award it gave to Spanish biochemist Carlos López-Otín in 2017 in recognition of his work as a mentor for young researchers
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Two faces of excellence
The Wellcome Trust, a biomedical research foundation based in London, has launched two initiatives aimed at gathering information about the behavior of scientists and the environment in which they work
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Academic legacy in dispute
King's College finds work by one of its most renowned researchers "unsafe"
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Agencies facing unique challenges
A comparative study looks at how two of the USA's top research funding agencies deal with cases of misconduct
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Secret donations lead to MIT lab director’s resignation
Entrepreneur and digital activist Joichi Ito resigned as director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab
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Astrophysicist dismissed for bullying
The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich has dismissed Italian astrophysicist Marcella Carollo, who in 2017 was accused of bullying PhD students
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Statistical support for psychology journals
A group of researchers have proposed a new strategy to prevent errors and biases in psychology research findings
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Swedish universities suffer crisis of confidence
Parliament sets up agency to centralize investigations into scientific misconduct
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Academy may expel members for misconduct
The US National Academy of Sciences has announced a change to its bylaws to allow the expulsion of members who violate the organization's code of conduct
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Is it possible to derive good from evil?
The quality and usefulness of the Atlas of Topographical and Applied Human Anatomy is now raising ethical questions
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A new reward system
World conference in Hong Kong proposes changes to evaluation processes to help improve scientific integrity
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Lack of Transparency
Most research universities in the European Union have failed to comply with the 2014 rule that the results of clinical trials must be made public within 12 months
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Punishment after 40 years of harassment at Harvard
Harvard University, USA, has revoked the emeritus status of sociologist Jorge Dominguez, a former professor at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and was vice provost for international affairs at the institution from 2006 to 2015
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Article written by priest retracted for plagiarism
"The Road to Emmaus and the Road to Gaza," published by Canadian priest Thomas Rosica in 1994, has been retracted by the journal Worship
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Punishment for deceptive business practices
Omics International has been found guilty of adopting deceptive commercial policies that violate US law in a suit filed by the US Federal Trade Commission
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Editor fired for homophobia
The American Heart Association dismissed cardiologist Roberto Bolli from his position as editor in chief of its journal Circulation Research
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Why do authors publish in predatory journals?
Why do authors publish in predatory journals that do not properly review articles and are more interested in making money than maintaining a good reputation?
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Inappropriate reviewer behavior
The Oxford University Press journal Bioinformatics recently published a case study on misconduct in the peer review process
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The American connection
The controversial baby gene-editing experiment performed in China may have directly involved a scientist from the USA
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