When Science Selects for Fraud
*This post is in response to Jon Grahe\'s recent article in which he invited readers to propose metaphors that might help us understand why fraud occurs and how to prevent it.*
#corruption
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Fraud on the rise, especially in the United States and in high impact journals
Read more → More from Meta-science →An article in the Washington Post details an alleged case of Fraud which led to an as-yet-uncorrected Nature paper and a suicide:
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Conflict of interest in PubMedCentral indexing
Read more → More from Meta-science →It’s been my experience that I wildly disagree with some of the fundamental values of the folks at Scholarly Kitchen, but I get a lot out of their posts and arguments. Their most recent post on a possible scandal at Pub Med Central is a case in point:
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Science Fraud faces legal threats
Read more → More from Meta-science →From Science Fraud’s post:
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The academic cookie jar
Read more → More from Meta-science →This review of Diederik Stapel’s autobiography quotes this interesting passage:
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Medical Journals Are an Extension of the Marketing Arm of Pharmaceutical Companies
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Stapel Report
Read more → More from Meta-science →The investigatory report on Diedrik Stapel, who was found to have published fraudulent research in at least 30 papers, is out. The committee’s report repeatedly highlights the role of the greater scientific community in allowing this fraud.
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How Many Scientists Fabricate and Falsify Research?
Read more → More from Meta-science →“A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Survey Data”
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The Trouble With Retractions
Read more → More from Meta-science →From the article:
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How Corporations Corrupt Science at the Public's Expense
Read more → More from Meta-science →From the report’s summary: