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In the matter of J Hendrik Schön + (This is a factual case of misconduct by physics researcher Hendrik Schön.)
Geology Paper Has a Rocky Road is Now Retracted + (This is a factual case that describes the … This is a factual case that describes the retraction of a geology paper due to plagiarism. Although the authors described the methods that were used to obtain their data, most of the data that is presented in the paper comes from (the authors of) a previously published paper. One of the corresponding authors has commented that the researchers have performed the experiments, but the results and images of others were used for the publication.s of others were used for the publication.)
Bothered and Bewildered But not Bewitched + (This is a factual case that describes the … This is a factual case that describes the reasons for the (potential) retraction of various articles. Most of these articles are retracted due to authorship issues, while others are potentially retracted due to data falsification. One of the articles is retracted because one of the co-authors was not aware of its publication, nor did he permit for the publication.on, nor did he permit for the publication.)
The role of moral philosophy in the divide between science and non-science + (This is a factual case that examines the r … This is a factual case that examines the role of moral values in the distinction between science and non-science. The article details a recent (at the time of writing) case of scientific misconduct to show the differences in moral philosophy as applied to science and as applied to non-scientific practices. The publication further elaborates upon these differences and whether they might be used to distinguish between science and non-science. '"`UNIQ--references-00000000-QINU`"'nce. '"`UNIQ--references-00000000-QINU`"')
Reflections on the Cleveland Clinic Study of The Batista Operation + (This is a factual case.)
Conflicts of Interest in Research on Antipsychotic Treatment + (This is a factual case.)
Ethics Approval, Quarantees of Quality and the Meddlesome Editor + (This is a factual case.)
Fraud in Fluid Resuscitation Research + (This is a factual case.)
Paxil Study Under Fire + (This is a factual case.)
Records From Controversial Twin Study Sealed at Yale Until 2065 + (This is a factual case.)
Reviewer’s Déjà Vu, French Science Sleuthing Uncover Plagiarized Papers + (This is a factual case.)
Romanian Scientists Fight Plagiarism + (This is a factual case.)
Serbian Journal Lands in Hot Water After Challenge on 24 hour Peer Review That Cost 1785 euros + (This is a factual case.)
Sitting in Judgement + (This is a factual case.)
The Swiss Report on Homeopathy: A Case Study of Research Misconduct + (This is a factual case.)
The Use of Students as Participants in a Study of Eating Disorders in a Developing Country: Case Study in the Ethics of Mental Health Research + (This is a factual case.)
The Paroxetine 352 Bipolar Trial: A Study in Medical Ghostwriting + (This is a factual case.)
UNE in Row Over Bullying Survey + (This is a factual case.)
Whistle-blower Claims his Accusations Cost him his Job + (This is a factual case.)
Retracted WHO Reports on Opioid Guidelines + (This is a factual case.)
What is Recklessness in Scientific Research? + (This is a factual case.)
Former Hwang colleague faked monkey data + (This is a factual case.)
Neurogenetics study was unethical says NNI report + (This is a factual case.)
Protecting peer review: Correspondence chronology and ethical analysis + (This is a factual case.)
Institutional dealing with scientific misconduct + (This is a factual case.)

Research fraud on MMR vaccines + (This is a factual case. '"`UNIQ--references-00000000-QINU`"')

University Investigation Finds Misconduct by Bone Researcher with 23 Retractions + (This is a factual case. Allegations of data fabrication and authorship issues have led to the retraction of a large volume of papers authored by a bone researcher.)
'Climate Skeptic' Journal Shuttered Following 'Malpractice' in 'Nepotistic' Reviewer Selections + (This is a factual case. The journal Patter … This is a factual case. The journal Pattern Recognition in Physics (PRP) was started by ''Copernicus Publications'' in March 2013. After publishing a special issue on ''“Pattern in solar variability, their planetary origin and terrestrial impacts”'' was published a series of concerns about the selection of referees (nepotism) were raised. This resulted in Copernicus Publications shutting down the journal.us Publications shutting down the journal.)
Mea Culpa: Scientific Misconduct - perspective of a research ethics board chair + (This is a factual case. This editorial art … This is a factual case. This editorial article offers a short historic overview of scientific misconduct and outlines its various forms. Several recommendations are added to prevent the occurrence of these various forms of (unintentional) scientific misconduct. Importantly, the article stresses that research integrity is not merely concerns the research ethics boards but is important for all those involved in the scientific community.'"`UNIQ--references-00000000-QINU`"' '"`UNIQ--references-00000001-QINU`"'lt;br /> '"`UNIQ--references-00000001-QINU`"')
Scientist Ousted From Cancer Study Declines to Testify to House Panel + (This is a factual case. This newspaper art … This is a factual case. This newspaper article describes a case of scientific misconduct in a series of studiesheaded by Bernard Fisher, that aimed to determine the best treatment for breast cancer. It was shown that one of the doctors responsible for admittance of patients to the trail committed fraud. The fraud included changing data to make patients eligible for inclusion in the study, even when they had explicitly stated that they did not want to participate.ted that they did not want to participate.)
The Extent and Causes of Academic Text Recycling or ‘Self-Plagiarism’ + (This is a factual case. This research arti … This is a factual case. This research article first gives a short overview of a prominent case of text recycling or self-plagiarism. From this case, the authors have formulated several hypotheses about the extend and the possible correlates of text recycling in the Dutch scientific fields of biochemistry & molecular cell biology, economics, history, and psychology. '"`UNIQ--references-00000000-QINU`"'chology. '"`UNIQ--references-00000000-QINU`"')
Frauds and misconduct in scientific research: a harsh lesson from the pandemic + (This is a factual case. Three papers allegedly used fraudulent research methods as well as conclusions based on data analysed by a small private company owned by one of the co-authors.)
Artificial tracheas and severe research misconduct + (This is a factual case. '"`UNIQ--references-00000000-QINU`"')
The Ethics of Pharmaceutical Research Funding: A Social Organization Approach + (This is a fictional case about a researche … This is a fictional case about a researcher that works for a pharmaceutical company. Instead of looking from the viewpoint of the individual, the case adopts a ‘social organization approach’: it analyses how the interactions with the company personnel may subtly lead to unethical behaviour. '"`UNIQ--references-00000000-QINU`"'our. '"`UNIQ--references-00000000-QINU`"')
Protecting Research Subjects + (This is a fictional case of a doctoral stu … This is a fictional case of a doctoral student and her supervisor who would like to publish data in the form of ethnographic photography. However, there are facing the following three challenges: a) permission for publishing photographs of the community researched had not initially been sought from the ethics review board, b) nor had it been sought from the subjects photographed, and, c) the photographic material contains images that might be considered questionable child rearing practices by today’s western societies’ standards.s by today’s western societies’ standards.)
Duty to Report Ethical Violations of Others + (This is a fictional case of a graduate research assistant’s dilemma of raising his suspicions of data duplication in a professor’s team under whose grant he works.)
Definition of plagiarism: Phrasing + (This is a fictional case of a novice revie … This is a fictional case of a novice reviewer who, in writing her first book review, used her own substantive ideas but relied heavily on borrowing identical sentences and phrases from a professor’s published review. The professor whose review has been heavily plagiarised alerted the journal.n heavily plagiarised alerted the journal.)
Maintaining Competence + (This is a fictional case of an associate p … This is a fictional case of an associate professor who, once promoted to his highly expected level, has let the standards of his professional development as well as that of his team, drop. As a result, his department currently suffers in terms of publishing, keeping abreast with research developments, ensuring high teaching goals and appropriate professional training, and securing research grants.al training, and securing research grants.)
Age-Old Conflicts + (This is a fictional case on conflict of interest in biomedical research, including questions for discussion.)
The Ghost Collaborator + (This is a fictional case.)
Animal research: IACUC Inspection Virtual Walkthrough + (This is a free online course intended for … This is a free online course intended for inspectors from the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) who conduct inspections of animal facilities for compliance with U.S. regulatory standards. The course is a field guide which presents animal facilities in a 360-degree panoramic image with some inspecting items and provides tips for inspecting them.ems and provides tips for inspecting them.)
Framework to Enhance Research Integrity in Research Collaborations + (This is a guidance document to help researchers reinforce responsible research conduct in their research collaborations.)
Statistical Principles for Clinical Trials + (This is a guidance in the design, conduct, analysis, and evaluation of clinical trials through the overall clinical development.)
Peer Review. The nuts and bolts + (This is a guide to peer review for early career researchers. It aims to help them understand basic principles of peer review, some of its limitations and its role in society.)
The Unfortunate Experiment + (This is a historical case about Dr. Herber … This is a historical case about Dr. Herbert Green's unethical experiment concerning the treatment given to women "with a premalignant cell condition in the neck of the womb, known as carcinoma in situ (CIS)". Major ethical issues include "disregarding therapeutic obligations" (or as others have called it "adopting an unorthodox approach to the management of CIS"), and lack of informed consent (p. 269).'"`UNIQ--references-00000000-QINU`"'269). '"`UNIQ--references-00000000-QINU`"')
Traver paper: The Unique Case of a Published Delusion + (This is a historical case about an entomol … This is a historical case about an entomologist called Jay Traver who published her personal experiences with a mite infestation of her scalp in the ''Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington'' in 1951. Although results are not reproducible and seem to have been fabricated (hence, deserving of a retraction), in this article it is argued that since she suffered from Delusory Parasitosis, the accusations of fabrication may not hold, and bad science would be a better description of the problem at hand. Accordingly, the validity of a retraction note due to fabrication is questioned on the grounds of discrimination against mentally ill.'"`UNIQ--references-00000000-QINU`"' ill. '"`UNIQ--references-00000000-QINU`"')
Data Handling and Record Keeping + (This is a hypothetical scenario of a junio … This is a hypothetical scenario of a junior researcher who discovers gaps between previously kept records of lab data and what has been published. The scenario poses the question of whether the student researcher should report these inconsistencies or not, and how should he proceed. The American Society of Physics poses the following question and encourages critical discussion: 'Is this really a case of misconduct in handling data and record keeping? Or, is it the result of an honest mistake?' Several alternative scenarios of why such inconsistencies can occur are discussed.h inconsistencies can occur are discussed.)
VLIR Mind the GAP Podcast + (This is a podcast series on research integ … This is a podcast series on research integrity aimed at academic researchers at all levels of expertise. It deals with the concept of research integrity itself, with research data management, with corrections and retractions, with authorship, with the use of genAI in research, and with how human vulnerability affects research integrity and vice versa.Do you sometimes struggle to determine what "doing the right thing" truly means? This podcast invites you to take a step back for half an hour of reflection, interpretation, and additional background to help sharpen your moral compass and make informed decisions.The Mind the GAP Podcast was jointly developed by VLIR (Flemish Interuniversity Council) and the five Flemish universities (Ghent University, KU Leuven, University of Antwerp, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, and Hasselt University).The podcast is an addition to the [https://mindthegap.vlir.be/ VLIR Mind the GAP online training course] on research integrity.ne training course] on research integrity.)
VLIR Mind the GAP Podcast + (This is a podcast series on research integ … This is a podcast series on research integrity aimed at academic researchers at all levels of expertise. It deals with the concept of research integrity itself, with research data management, with corrections and retractions, with authorship, with the use of genAI in research, and with how human vulnerability affects research integrity and vice versa.Do you sometimes struggle to determine what "doing the right thing" truly means? This podcast invites you to take a step back for half an hour of reflection, interpretation, and additional background to help sharpen your moral compass and make informed decisions.The Mind the GAP Podcast was jointly developed by VLIR (Flemish Interuniversity Council) and the five Flemish universities (Ghent University, KU Leuven, University of Antwerp, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, and Hasselt University).ersiteit Brussel, and Hasselt University).)
Policy Brief on excellent science communication for urgent societal challenges + (This is a policy brief produced under COAL … This is a policy brief produced under COALESCE a European science-communication initiative. The brief draws on a state-of-the-art review, interviews and workshops involving actors from the “quadruple helix” (science, policy, industry, civil society) to explore how science communication can respond to urgent societal challenges. It outlines existing communication practices from traditional one-way dissemination and fact-checking to two-way and multi-way, participatory models and evaluates their effectiveness in a “post-truth” environment marked by misinformation and distrust. The document reviews existing tools and resources (e.g. media-literacy toolkits, fact-checking guidelines, crisis-communication frameworks) and proposes strategies for building a more robust, trust-oriented science communication ecosystem. Its goal is to inform a future European Competence Centre for Science Communication that supports scientists, communicators, policymakers and other stakeholders.tors, policymakers and other stakeholders.)
Boosting the Science Communication Ecosystem in Europe - full steam ahead. A policy report + (This is a policy report produced under the … This is a policy report produced under the COALESCE initiative. It consolidates key findings from eight former European “Science with and for Society” (SwafS-19) projects (including QUEST, CONCISE, NEWSERA, GlobalSCAPE, RETHINK, PARCOS, ENJOI and TRESCA) funded under the EU’s H2020 programme. The report reflects on the role of science communication (scicomm) across Europe assessing past efforts, identifying structural and institutional barriers (such as lack of stable support, limited career paths, and insufficient integration of scicomm into academia and R&I systems), and making a case for systemic change. It outlines motivations for effective scicomm (public trust, scientific literacy, democratic engagement, innovation, etc.), presents evidence collected through stakeholder consultations across many EU countries, and provides a set of policy recommendations aiming to professionalise and institutionalise science communication across Europe.tionalise science communication across Europe.)