Research Integrity in USA : News recommandations by the Government Accountability Office
The GAO published a new repport with 10 recommendations to six agencies to help them ensure that their policies are protecting scientific integrity.
Duke University to Pay $112.5 Million to Settle Claims of Research Misconduct
“Duke University will pay $112.5 million to the federal government to settle allegations that researchers submitted applications and reports containing falsified data to win more […]
European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity translated into Dutch, French, Hungarian, Spanish
ALLEA (All European Academies), the European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities, released translations to Dutch, French, Hungarian and Spanish of The European Code […]
[News Watch] Why scientists need to do more about research fraud
Richard P Grant discusses in The Guradian Science issues of research fraud and replication in science.
[Video] Publication and research integrity, the COPE’s European Seminar 2017
Robert Kiley, Head of Open Research at the Wellcome Trust talking about publication and research integrity
Up-dated ICMJE recommendations
The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) has updated its tecommendations for the conduct, reporting, editing, and publication of scholarly work in medical journals.
[News Watch] Czech university urged to bar new dean over ‘junk journal’ papers
“More than 330 academics from across the world have added their names to an open letter calling on the university’s rector, Tomáš Zima, to veto […]
Two Swedish scientists have been found guilty of “misconduct in research”
Marine biologist Oona Lönnstedt and limnologist Peter Eklöv at Uppsala University have been found guilty of “misconduct in research”. The misconduct is related to their […]
The use of statistics and the reproducibility of science
Nature asked influential statisticians about the use of statistics and poor reproducibility in sciences.
[Publication] Stop this waste of people, animals and money
An interesting study has published in Nature by David Moher and colleagues about predatory journals.