Criminologist to have four papers retracted following months of scrutiny

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This blog presents the case of a criminology professor whose several publications were retracted or corrected. The retractions were initially requested by one of his co-authors.

Why is this important?

A recent review^[1] has found that published cases of research ethics violations in Social Sciences and Humanities disciplines constitute a very small percentage (4.3% and 1.3% respectively). It is important to flag examples of ethics misconduct in disciplines like Law.

For whom is this important?

Ethics committee membersAcademic staffresearch studentsresearchers

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↑ Armond, A.C.V., Gordijn, B., Lewis, J. et al. A scoping review of the literature featuring research ethics and research integrity cases. BMC Med Ethics 22, 50 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-021-00620-8

[1] Armond, A.C.V., Gordijn, B., Lewis, J. et al. A scoping review of the literature featuring research ethics and research integrity cases. BMC Med Ethics 22, 50 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-021-00620-8

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Criminologist to have four papers retracted following months of scrutiny

Criminologist to have four papers retracted following months of scrutiny

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