Abstract Background Inaccurate, false or incomplete research publications may mislead readers including researchers and decision-makers. It is therefore important that such problems are identified rectified promptly. This usually involves collaboration between the institutions academic journals involved, but these interactions can be problematic. Methods These recommendations were developed fol...

As indicated in his paper “Seven Ways to Plagiarize: Handling Real Allegations of Research Misconduct,” former Research Integrity Officer Michael Loui has encountered cases of self-plagiarism. This charge arises periodically and creates controversy within the scientific community. The term “self-plagiarism” is a murky one and merits some in-depth examination both because it is highly charged an...

Scientific peer review is pivotal in health care research in that it facilitates the evaluation of findings for competence, significance, and originality by qualified experts. While the origins of peer review can be traced to the societies of the eighteenth century, it became an institutionalized part of the scholarly process in the latter half of the twentieth century. This was a response to t...

Retractions of scientific articles are becoming the most relevant institution for making sense of scientific misconduct. An increasing number of retracted articles, mainly attributed to misconduct, is currently providing a new empirical basis for research about scientific misconduct. This article reviews the relevant research literature from an interdisciplinary context. Furthermore, the result...

The process of publishing scientific papers should be based on universal principles of professional conduct: credibility, truth and authenticity. In academia, the inclusion of policies on ethical standards in journal instructions to authors could prevent misconduct and fraud in scientific publication. Due to the lack of attention to research ethics in the Social Sciences, in particular in Spain...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of, and attitudes towards, observed and personal research misconduct among newly appointed medical consultants. DESIGN Questionnaire study. SETTING Mersey region, United Kingdom. PARTICIPANTS Medical consultants appointed between Jan 1995 and Jan 2000 in seven different hospital trusts (from lists provided by each hospital's personnel department). M...

In lockstep with the scientific growth across the globe, Middle East countries have made great strides in expanding their scientific horizons in recent years. Indeed, the current success rate in the publication of scientific papers in this region shows a considerable rise by comparison with that even in the recent past. Be that as it may, this ever-increasing pace in the quantity of published r...

BACKGROUND Misconduct in research tarnishes the reputation, credibility and integrity of research institutions. Studies on research or scientific misconduct are still novel in developing countries. In this study, we report on the attitudes, perceptions and factors related to the work environment thought to be associated with research misconduct in a group of researchers in Nigeria - a developin...