3 Ways to Blow the Whistle

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3 Ways to Blow the Whistle

What is this about?

This article introduces three whistle-blowers and describes their journey in blowing a whistle.

• First one is about Uri Simonsohn of University of Pennsylvania who calls himself a data-whisperer. Uri was the one who blew the whistle on two famous cases of data fabrication and data manipulation, namely those involving Dirk Smeesters and Lawrence Sanna.
• The second case is about Helen Hil of University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey who persisted for nearly 14 years to expose Anupam Bishayee's misconduct and repeatedly failed.
• The third person uses the pseudonym "Clare Francis" to flag suspicious cases of plagiarism or figure manipulation/duplication.

Why is this important?

It describes different strategies that may be used for whistle-blowing and highlights the fact that not every suspicion is always worthy of exposure.

For whom is this important?

ResearchersResearch Integrity Officers

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Who

• Uri Simonsohn
• Helen Hil
• Pseudonym "Clare Francis"
• Dirk Smeesters
• Lawrence Sanna
• Anupam Bishayee

Virtues & Values

• Reliability
• Accountability

Good Practices & Misconduct

• Whistleblowing