Ethics

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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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Crispr-Cas9

Disputed Crispr patents

Patents related to CRISPR-Cas9 use to edit the genes of plant and animal cells belong to the Broad Institute

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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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Publications

Counting the costs

Study estimates publisher expenses and profit margins and reignites the debate over the fair price of publishing a scientific article

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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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More diversity and inclusivity in journals

Document offers suggestions on preventing gender and racial bias in scientific communication and combating discrimination in the peer-review process

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INTERVIEW

Lex Bouter: Towards more responsible science

A Dutch epidemiologist talks about where the debates on research integrity are headed and his expectations for the next international conference on the topic, in May

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A review of misconduct in Sweden

A review of misconduct in Sweden

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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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Interview

Elisabeth Bik: On the trail of scientific fraud

A microbiologist talks about the challenges of detecting manipulated images in scientific papers, and receiving threats on social media

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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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War on Photoshop

Scientific publishers write a manual on identifying articles containing doctored or duplicated images and how to combat this type of misconduct

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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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Ensuring confidence in literature reviews

Academic library issues new guidance on identifying and excluding problematic articles when reviewing a research topic

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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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Turmoil caused by a miscalculation

Methodological errors and negligence in the peer review process led to the retraction of an article used by anti-vaxxers

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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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