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Forged confirmation letters
The American Society of Civil Engineers has learned that its name is being fraudulently used to scam people out of money
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Pitfalls of misconduct
Director of the National Center for Professional & Research Ethics at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, USA, listed the pitfalls that students and researchers often fall into that can lead to poor decisions and cases of scientific misconduct
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A second chance
Biologist fired by the University of Tokyo for manipulating images receives training from British Nobel laureate
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Editor resigns after accusations of harassment
The American Journal of Political Science former editor William Jacoby resigned from his position amid allegations of sexual harassment
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A network for reproducing scientific experiments
A group of researchers are organizing a network of laboratories to repeat up to 100 biomedical experiments in order to verify the reproducibility of the results
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Multiple irregularities
Journal has announced the retraction of a scientific paper based on a number of factors
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Billionaire startup founders charged with fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission has formally charged biotechnology company Theranos with fraud
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Credit where credit is due
Experts recommend ways to ensure proper recognition of everyone who contributes to a scientific article
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Young authors in South Korea
The South Korean government is to begin an investigation into cases of researchers registering their own children as coauthors of their scientific articles
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Agency takes action against sexual harassment
The NSF has announced a set of measures to combat sexual harassment in the academic environment
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Preventing further crises
Report proposes changing research practices to reduce the publication of studies whose results have not been replicated
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Wrong version of an article published
The Journal of Paleontology recently retracted a scientific paper for an unusual reason
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The Spectre of Eugenics at University
UCL has announced an investigation into a researcher accused of secretly promoting conferences on intelligence and eugenics at the university over the last three years
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A closer look at retractions around the world
Study uses announcements on Retraction Watch website to produce an overview of misconduct in scientific publications
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Mass resignation from editorial board
Nineteen researchers stepped down from the editorial board of Scientific Reports, in November
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The career effects of scandal
A group of researchers from the MIT and Harvard University measured the damage that an article retraction causes to the reputation of its authors
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Software detects errors in cancer genetics articles
Online tool available for testing identifies mistakes in gene sequences
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Anonymous accusations and weak excuses
Anonymous accusations and weak excuses
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Questionable methods admitted publicly
Articles by nutritionist retracted due to errors and negligence
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USP Good Practices Committee to invest in education and prevention
USP Good Practices Committee to invest in education and prevention
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A plan to improve integrity
Karolinska Institute establishes new measures to prevent cases of misconduct
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Journal retracts two mistakenly published articles
Journal retracts two mistakenly published articles
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Data management plans incorporated into research projects in Brazil
Data management plans incorporated into research projects in Brazil
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Harassment casts shadow over scientific integrity
Harassment casts shadow over scientific integrity
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French physician is convicted of conflict of interest
French physician is convicted of conflict of interest
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How to deal with an author punished for misconduct
How to deal with an author punished for misconduct
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