Scientists oppose retractions for racism, sexism and fraud
Poll of researchers finds little support for pulling scholarly papers of those found guilty of objectionable personal behaviour
Poll of researchers finds little support for pulling scholarly papers of those found guilty of objectionable personal behaviour
University investigates Berislav Zlokovic after his lab members describe image and notebook manipulation, and warn of danger to stroke patients from resulting medical trial
More rigorous checking targets hyper-authorship, excessive self-citation and unusual patterns of group citation activity
Artificial intelligence infrastructure currently dominated by corporations, scientific advisory group warns
‘Fluffy rationale’, ‘uncooked records’ and ‘kidney disappointment’ are among the nonsensical terms that have exposed bogus scientific papers
New panel calls on researchers to blow whistle and stamp out complacency over cheating A new watchdog to promote research integrity was launched this week with a scathing attack on the "good chaps"...
It seems that there is an "epidemic of falsification" in science, from outright fakery of results to the "massaging of data". Fortunately the phenomenon remains rare, involving only occasional bad...
Journalists and scientist bloggers poke and point to dodgy bits of literature using limited resources. Is there a better way to support them, and defend them against multimillion-dollar lawsuits?
The drug industry is calling for independent investigation into allegations of scientific fraud. Claims that medical and scientific research need policing were made by ex-editor of the British...
Required remedies include harsher punishments, more flexible research design stipulations and stronger social sanctions, says Akhil Bhardwaj
Recent pronouncements and government actions could undermine ordinary Indians’ faith in science and stifle critical thinking, says Mukhtar Ahmad
Mexican president Andrés Manuel López-Obrador has expanded university access but is accused of ideological attacks on institutions, overly zealous corruption clampdowns and a misguided power grab...
Fraud in a scientific journal can range from having the same material published more than once, to plagiarism or the fabrication of data. We do not know how common it is. Some of us who take an...
Teaching students how to best use ChatGPT and other tools will be core to universities’ future, leaders tell THE summit
Book of the week: Jennifer Rohn is startled by a detailed account of the scale of academic malpractice