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Bad research just doesn’t affect the people in the area around it, the people who might spend years trying to take a dodgy result and extend it.
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Lack of Improvement in Scientific Integrity: An Analysis of WoS Retractions by Chinese Researchers (1997–2016)
Are Predatory Journals Undermining the Credibility of Science? A Bibliometric Analysis of Citers
A Methodological Systematic Review of 'Spin'
More than 26 percent of papers identified as systematic reviews or meta-analyses contained spin. This figure rose to up to 84 percent in papers reporting on nonrandomised trials.
How Retractions Hurt Scientists' Credibility
Study finds faulty research creates a significant drop in use of prior published work.
The Walls Around Us - Why Cambridge University Press' Predicament Demands Attention
The Walls Around Us - Why Cambridge University Press' Predicament Demands Attention
The recent attempt by China to censor scholarship points to a growing set of challenges in information dissemination. Blaming the publisher obscures these issues.
Despite Policy's Weaknesses, NSF to Reiterate Stance on Teaching Good Research Habits
Scientific Integrity Must Be Defended, Our Planet Depends on It
To conserve Earth's remarkable species, we must also defend the importance of science and scientific integrity.
How Do You Know What Research to Trust?
Bill Radke talks to Paul Basken, science policy reporter for the Chronicle of Higher Education, about how we should consume news that reports on scientific research.
On Blacklists and Whitelists
Experts debate how best to point researchers to reputable publishers and steer them away from predatory ones.
Can You Tell Whether This Photo Has Been Manipulated?
Study finds that people aren’t great at spotting fake images.
Examining Publication Bias
A simulation-based evaluation of statistical tests on publication bias.
Avoiding Predators in Publishing
As the number of publishers that choose profit over ethics grows, find out how to avoid their scams and support organizations promoting best practices in scholarly communication.
Is Science Broken, Or Is It Self-Correcting?
How retractions and peer-review problems are exploited to attack science.
How to Avoid the Stigma of a Retracted Paper? Don't Call It a Retraction
Avoiding the r-word would make it easier for researchers to correct the literature after an honest mistake.
5th World Conference on Research Integrity
May 28-31, 2017, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Meta-Assessment of Bias in Science
Science is said to be suffering a reproducibility crisis caused by many biases. How common are these problems, across the wide diversity of research fields? We probed for multiple bias-related patterns in a large random sample of meta-analyses taken from all disciplines.
Transparency In Authors' Contributions And Responsibilities To Promote Integrity In Scientific Publication
Transparency In Authors' Contributions And Responsibilities To Promote Integrity In Scientific Publication
Research institutions should have regular open conversations on authorship criteria and ethics and that funding agencies adopt ORCID and accept CRediT.
China Cracks Down on Fake Data in Drug Trials
Researchers and manufacturers face possible jail time — or execution — for fraudulent submissions to nation's drug agency.
China Publishes More Science Research with Fabricated Peer-Review than Everyone Else Put Together
China Publishes More Science Research with Fabricated Peer-Review than Everyone Else Put Together
It's hard to believe how "far ahead" China is on this front until you see it with your own eyes.
Integrity Starts with the Health of Research Groups
Funders should force universities to support laboratories’ research health
Why Do Scientists Fabricate And Falsify Data?
A matched-control analysis of papers containing problematic image duplications.
Scientists Are Getting Proactive About Self-Corrections
The process for correcting a published article can be needlessly burdensome. So some researchers have decided to take matters into their own hands.
New Report Calls for Action to Protect Integrity in Research
All stakeholders in the scientific research enterprise -- researchers, institutions, publishers, funders, scientific societies, and federal agencies – should improve their practices and policies to respond to threats to the integrity of research, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
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