Open-access on FirstView: "Defamation Claims Arising from Research Misconduct Cases: Best Practices for Institutions" by Nathaniel Jaffe, Minal Caron, Lauren Walsh, Barbara Bierer, and Mark Barnes. #ResearchMisconduct #Whistleblower #Defamation #Litigation www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

New Slaw column piece by PKP Founder John Willinsky -- "Is it Time to Protect the Public Interest in Research?"

"Yet, I wish to raise a couple of recent turns that suggest it may be time to consider a measure of legal oversight around research misconduct that comes to light through retractions."

Check it out: https://www.slaw.ca/2025/03/18/is-it-time-to-protect-the-public-interest-in-research/

#Research #ResearchMisconduct #Retractions #ScholarlyPublishing #AcademicChatter

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00676-1
There's a correlation between sexual #misconduct accusations and a drop in citations for the scholars accused, while that's not the case for fraudsters. In both cases there is a drop in publications, and the puzzling thing is that - looking at the raw data in the original paper https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0317736 - the trend seems to begin before the accusations emerge. It raises the question of in which direction does the causality go.
#ResearchMisconduct #Science #SexualHarassment

📢 #Scientometric indicators in #research evaluation and research #misconduct: analysis of the Russian #university excellence initiative

👉 "The results showed that #RUEI #universities had a significantly higher number of retracted #publications in #WoS - and #Scopus -indexed #journals, suggesting that pressure to meet quantitative scientometric #indicators may have encouraged unethical research practices and #researchmisconduct."

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11192-025-05269-3

#retractions #researchintegrity #Russia

"Blood-mind boundary"? Science gone wrong! 🚨 Our new #preprint uncovers 13 bizarre "tortured phrases" replacing blood-brain barrier (BBB) in 140+ papers.

📄 https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5131445

Auto-paraphrasing & poor review processes are polluting research! 🗑️

#AcademicIntegrity #TorturedPhrases #ScienceEthics #ResearchMisconduct

Linking #citation and #retraction #data reveals the demographics of scientific #retractions among highly cited #authors

https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3002999

#research #ethics #publishing #misconduct #researchmisconduct #publications

What could #metascience learn from #criminology for the prevention of #researchmisconduct and #researchintegrity violations? In a seminar at the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR), I discussed with researchers in criminology how theories and findings from the field may be applied in the field of meta research.
Blog: https://renebekkers.wordpress.com/2025/01/24/how-can-criminology-help-reduce-research-integrity-violations/
Slides: https://renebekkers.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/how-can-criminology-help-reduce-research-integrity-violations.pptx
#peerreview

"So is there anything that can be done to challenge wrongdoing without crashing out over the cliff? A major point made by Elliott is that whistleblowers should not go it alone: that way madness lies." - @deevybee

Dorothy Bishop reviews Carl Elliott's book, The Occasional Human Sacrifice: Medical Experimentation and the Price of Saying No.

https://deevybee.blogspot.com/2024/07/whistleblowing-research-misconduct-and.html

#Whistleblowing #ResearchMisconduct #ScientificMisconduct #ResearchEthics #CarlElliott #DorothyBishop

Should scientists who commit #ResearchMisconduct that gave them prestige, money, and polluted future research, undermined the credibility of science, and may cause the deaths of millions of people face consequences. "The vast majority are never caught." #academia #Scientificfraud #academicchatter https://chris-said.io/2024/06/17/the-case-for-criminalizing-scientific-misconduct/

Finally, it happened: someone threw me into the realm of AI hallucinations. Two papers posted on Research Gate, with identical versions posted on the SSRN, linked to an account at the School of Economics, Finance & Banking (SEFB) of Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), include hallucinated references to non-existent publications listed under my name.

#ChatGPT #AI #hallucinations #researchmisconduct #DOI #references #academicwriting

Lawsuit opens #researchMisconduct report that may get a #Harvard prof [Francesca G] fired, 20240315,
https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/03/lawsuit-opens-research-misconduct-report-that-may-get-a-harvard-prof-fired/

#moreReaserchIsNeeded in better (alleged) data fabrication & #bestPractices for such a deed clean up!

#ResearchMisconduct may cost plenty.

The academic community's own auto-immune system works, at least somewhat. Years of wasted time while that happens.

See _Science_ article embedded within. Apparently we're stuck at "alleged" but photochops need fingers pressing buttons.

https://theconversation.com/alzheimers-might-not-be-primarily-a-brain-disease-a-new-theory-suggests-its-an-autoimmune-condition-189047

Australia commissioned a report on how different countries handle accusations of research misconduct. The Australian Academy of Sciences think more is needed.
https://www.science.org.au/news-and-events/news-and-media-releases/further-action-needed-to-strengthen-the-governance-of-research-misconduct
#researchMisconduct #integrity #fraud

What if It Didn’t Happen: Data Management and Avoiding Research Misconduct | Journal of eScience Librarianship

https://publishing.escholarship.umassmed.edu/jeslib/article/id/746/

Good morning! My last piece for 2023 -- with @briney and @IandPangurBan !

#DataManagement

#ResearchMisconduct
#RDM

#Data

In case you missed it, last month we published a Research Misconduct Reporting Checklist. The checklist highlights the key questions to ask yourself when reporting potential research misconduct.

Research Misconduct Reporting Checklist: https://zurl.co/8wPp

You can use this checklist in conjunction with our previously shared guide to Reporting
Research Misconduct (link below)

Reporting Research Misconduct: https://zurl.co/TCvs

#ResearchCulture #ResearchIntegrity #ResearchMisconduct

We've just published a Research Misconduct Reporting Checklist! The checklist highlights the key questions to ask yourself when reporting potential research misconduct (in the UK).

Research Misconduct Reporting Checklist: https://zurl.co/8wPp

You can use this checklist in conjunction with our previously shared guide to Reporting
Research Misconduct (link below)

Reporting Research Misconduct: https://zurl.co/TCvs

#ResearchCulture #ResearchIntegrity #ResearchMisconduct

I really enjoyed the #NHS Research Engagement Network (#REN) event today. Inspiring projects on how to make health #ResearchMisconduct more inclusive. I look forward to working more with Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust on this. Our scoping workshop on health inequalities is next week!

#CommunityResearch

Beyond Bad Apples "investigates the root causes of research misconduct, develops robust methodologies for impactful training and creates and enhances training materials. ... No matter if you're a seasoned scientist, a student or someone who simply cares for good science – we are hosting a public consultation ... participate by completing the survey until 28th February 2024."

Survey https://latvia.questionpro.com/BEYOND
More info https://beyondbadapples.eu/
#ResearchIntegrity #ResearchMisconduct #ResearchTraining

*** Integridad de la investigación en salud 🏥 💊 ***

⭕ The Office of Research Integrity (ORI) ➡️ https://ori.hhs.gov/
Se encarga de:
⭐ Desarrollar políticas para detección, investigación y prevención de malas conductas en la investigación
⭐ Implementar programas para enseñar la conducta responsable de la investigación
⭐ Promover la integridad de la investigación
⭐ Mejorar el manejo de las acusaciones de mala conducta en la investigación

#PCM20241 #ResearchIntegrity #ResearchMisconduct

Publication and collaboration anomalies in academic papers originating from a paper mill: Evidence from a Russia-based paper mill

https://microblogging.infodocs.eu/2023/09/04/publication-and-collaboration-anomalies-in-academic-papers-originating-from-a-paper-mill-evidence-from-a-russia-based-paper-mill/

#AcademicMisconduct #AnnaAbalkina #ghostwriting #PredatoryJournals #PredatoryPublishing #ResearchMisconduct #Russia #ScholarlyPublishing #ScientificCommunication