Ethics
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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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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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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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Fraud in conference proceedings
IOP Publishing, based in the United Kingdom, has retracted 25 physics and materials sciences/engineering conference proceedings papers
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The Lancet acknowledges weaknesses in its review process
The scientific journal has announced plans to change its article-review process in order to prevent the publication of papers based on interpretations of large data sets that cannot be audited
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The most common types of misconduct
A professor of criminology at the University of Arizonainterviewed 613 researchers and asked them which types of scientific misconduct they believe occur most frequently in academia
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