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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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An integrity official at every agency
On January 27, United States President Joe Biden ordered a review of the scientific integrity policies of all federal agencies
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Simple tips to combat misconduct
The associate dean of research at São Paulo State University created a website with tips on good practices and issues related to scientific integrity
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How to survive the poison of predatory journals
Scientists look for ways to mitigate the damage of publishing in fraudulent journals
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Recognizing diversity in research
Cell Press has adopted an innovative policy to encourage diversity and inclusion in scientific research
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Rewards for publishing lead to distortions in South Africa
A survey of 967 researchers from South Africa arrived at an ambiguous conclusion
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The “special issue” scam
Fraudsters deceive editors of scientific journals and infiltrate the article review process for special issues
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Frustrated ambitions
A group of researchers from the Netherlands has been working on a large multidisciplinary survey on scientific integrity at Dutch universities and research institutions
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1951 paper on homosexuality retracted
The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease has announced the retraction of a scientific article published almost 70 years ago.
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A retraction with explicit criticism
The Brain Research Bulletin announced the retraction of a 2017 article on the effect of the hormone erythropoietin in rats and it decided to clearly explain why
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The impact of predatory journals
A paper analyzed the impact of 10 marketing journals by counting how many times their articles were cited in other periodicals in the same field
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UNICAMP issues new research integrity policy
University creates commission to produce educational material and assess complaints
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Article proves resilient after retraction
In 2005, the scientific journal Chest, from the American College of Chest Physicians, published an article by surgeon Wataru Matsuyama of Kagoshima University, Japan, sharing the results of a clinical trial that suggested omega-3 polyunsaturated fats had a positive effect on patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. As the result of an investigation into Matsuyama’s... View Article
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COVID-19 miracle remedies
A preprint describing a potential treatment for the novel coronavirus caught the attention of Dutch biologist Elizabeth Bik, who runs a blog on scientific integrity
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