Scientists who cheat
Cheating in scientific and academic papers is a longstanding problem, but it is hard to read recent headlines and not conclude that it has gotten worse.
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The concordat to support research integrity
The report seeks to provide a comprehensive national framework for good research conduct and its governance.
How the Biggest Fabricator in Science Got Caught
Yoshitaka Fujii falsified 183 papers before statistics exposed him.
UK universities slow to publish reports of misconduct investigations
Just a fraction of universities in the United Kingdom have made public the extent of their investigations into research misconduct, a survey has found - even though all have been told that they should do so.
The Swiss science of investigating fraud
The ETH Zurich announced it was investigating one of its professors following accusations of publication fraud. Academic misconduct is nothing new, but the Swiss have only recently taken a coherent approach to investigating it.
How one case brought a biology institute to its knees
The fall out from the STAP case is still being felt across Japan.
The benefits of negative science
A new JAMA study found the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is silent on matters of scientific misconduct and fraud.
What if universities had to agree to refund grants whenever there was a retraction?
Leonid Schneider argues for a new way to ensure accountability for publicly funded research. It has become clear that scientific dishonesty is rarely sanctioned.
Patterns of text reuse in a scientific corpus
First comprehensive study of patterns of text reuse within the full texts of an important large scientific corpus, covering a 20-y timeframe.
Comprehensive database of retractions
The former blog "Retraction Watch" will become an online, public, and freely accessible database of all retractions in every field of science.
Study of massive preprint archive hints at plagiarism
A study based on arXiv shows that copying text from other papers is more common in some nations than others.
Financial costs and personal consequences of research misconduct resulting in retracted publications
Financial costs and personal consequences of research misconduct resulting in retracted publications
Papers retracted due to misconduct accounted for approximately $58 million in direct funding by the NIH between 1992 and 2012, less than 1% of the NIH budget over this period.
Betrug in der Wissenschaft: Bitte nur die ganze Wahrheit!
Schummeln, ohne zu lügen - das ist die neue Plage der Wissenschaft. Die Medizin ist besonders infiziert.
Rejected work gets back in the line-up
Paper turned down for plagiarising surfaces in another of publisher’s journals.
Crack down on scientific fraudsters
According to a study published last year, “most investigators who engage in wrongdoing, even serious wrongdoing, continue to conduct research at their institutions.”
Biologist claims controversial stem-cell method works
A Hong Kong developmental biologist says he has succeeded in reproducing a method of reprogramming cells to an embryonic like state by applying mechanical stress.
Stem cell scientist Haruko Obokata found guilty of misconduct
A young researcher who shot to fame in scientific circles when she published an apparently radical and simple way to create stem cells has been found guilty of misconduct by a committee charged with investigating her work
Shigeaki Kato notches five more retractions, including one in Nature
An endocrinologist who resigned from the University of Tokyo in March 2012 amid an investigation that concluded 43 of his papers should be retracted, has retracted five more papers. The newest is in this week's Nature.
Call the cops
The long arm of the law has reached into an investigation of alleged scientific misconduct in Italy.
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