Integrity in Scientific Research

Scientific integrity in research methods

Recent cases of research misconduct have prompted psychologists to suggest that there is too much vulnerability in the research process (e.g., Simmons et al., 2011; Pashler and Harris, 2012). Regardless of whether this is the case, ensuring the integrity of a discipline requires a clear understanding of what conventions and norms define the research process. In what follows, I consider the rese...

Research and scientific publication integrity.

Scientific Misconduct and Research Integrity

R esearch integrity and a corollary scientific misconduct have received increasing attention in the literature in the last three decades. Most of the research conducted on scientific misconduct has been focused on principal investigators (PIs) and other scientists involved in the research enterprise. By virtue of their position, research coordinators (RCs), many of whom are nurses, are often cl...

The Epistemic Integrity of Scientific Research

We live in a world in which scientific expertise and its epistemic authority become more important. On the other hand, the financial interests in research, which could potentially corrupt science, are increasing. Due to these two tendencies, a concern for the integrity of scientific research becomes increasingly vital. This concern is, however, hollow if we do not have a clear account of resear...

The challenge for nursing research: scientific integrity.

The new millennium in the region of the Americas finds a number of countries actively developing the research base for nursing practice, and politically positioning nursing for greater influence in health-care decisions and for evidence-based practice. More opportunities now exist for the exchange of nurses across national boundaries, opening the possibility for testing the same research hypoth...