Ethics

Brazil diversifies research on scientific integrity

The country's participation in the world conference includes work on retractions, training, and data quality

Inequality in collaborations is a matter of scientific integrity, says World Conference

Event in Cape Town, South Africa, addresses the need to expand the concept of research responsibility

Poor management of research funding in Norway

Norway's minister of research and higher education dismisses all members of the board

Bad translations signal misconduct in scientific articles

Researchers compile “tortured phrases” that seek to hide plagiarism and fraud in papers

Chinese government wants to create 50 new scientific journals

Strategy aims to ensure journal quality and integrity

Investigation accuses university employees of bullying and racism

The Bartlett School of Architecture at University College London dismissed those accused of misconduct

Florida governor proposes law to review tenure of university professors

American Association of University Professors calls the bill an attack on academic freedom

Survey highlights frequency of sexual harassment and assault at Australian universities

44,000 students from 39 institutions responded to the survey

Journal publishes list of authors whose articles have been retracted for misconduct

Medical science journal Cureus exposes scientists on its “Wall of Shame”

International registry of scientific journal editorial boards to be created

Crossref wants to increase transparency in the peer-review process

MIT biologist accused of sexual harassment resigns

David Sabatini studied cell signaling and cancer metabolism

Scientists discuss ways of better rewarding data sharing

According to an editorial in Nature, publishing articles and openly sharing data should be given similar weight in appraisal processes

Vice chancellor steps down over plagiarism

American geneticist admitted he committed plagiarism in a funding application

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

Australia vetos six humanities research projects

Move sparks debate over political interference in science

Disputed Crispr patents

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

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

How to avoid predatory journals

Checklist designed to help researchers identify reputable scientific journals

Biden’s chief science advisor forced to resign

Biden's chief science advisor forced to resign

Counting the costs

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

Fraud in hundreds of articles

Digitization to fight plagiarism

Nigeria's Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) will begin digitizing scientific theses and papers written by its students and faculty

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

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

A review of misconduct in Sweden

A review of misconduct in Sweden

The specter of collusion

Study finds evidence that editorial board members receive special treatment in the scientific review process

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

Integrity in times of open science

Academic papers for sale

Essay mills could be made illegal in the UK in a bid to combat widespread fraud in remote learning

A collection of retracted articles

An article about the health benefits of broccoli was recently retracted, 12 years after it was published