Deceit and fraud in medical research

Jaffer, Usman; Cameron, A. E. P.

doi:10.1016/j.ijsu.2006.02.004

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“…Clearly there are factors that may promote fraud, including a desire for personal fame or financial gain or competitive advantage; in addition, some scientists may exhibit the hubris of certainty before the results are fully known 10. It is even possible that research fraud is aspirational; scientists may wish certain findings to be true to such an extent that eventually the truth seems proven by the belief.…”

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Retractions in the scientific literature: do authors deliberately commit research fraud?

Steen¹

2010

J Med Ethics

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2010

J Med Ethics

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“…All researchers, regardless of their professional experience, position or responsibility within an institution are equally expected to respect professional standards and ethical principles. However, an increasing number of cases reporting research misconduct indicates that discrepancies between expectations and practices do exist (Dorey 2010;Nowotny and Exner 2013;Jaffer and Cameron 2006). Those cases decrease public confidence in science, questioning the conduct, achievements and responsibility of the entire research community (Brounéus et al 2014;Franzen et al 2007).…”

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Research Integrity Practices from the Perspective of Early-Career Researchers

Krstić¹

2014

Sci Eng Ethics

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Unavailability of published data and studies focused on young researchers in Europe and research integrity issues reveals that clear understanding and stance on this subject within European area is lacking. Our study provides information on attitudes and experiences of European researchers at early career stages (doctoral and postdoctoral level), based on a limited sample of respondents (n = 27). The study provides both quantitative and qualitative results for the examined issues. The data suggest that awareness and interest of the younger researchers surveyed in research integrity issues is high, however, it is often based on self-initiatives, with many of the respondents not having adequate training or any possibility to obtain it. Our attitude survey conducted within the European Council of Doctoral Candidates and Junior Researchers indicates that only 22 % of respondents had an opportunity to obtain relevant training (significantly less than in a study conducted in the U.S.), and that only one third believed that institutions and supervisors regularly paid attention to it. Further, we noted certain differences between disciplines. The study also reveals that many younger researchers felt they faced problems due to the misconduct of their senior colleagues and the existing institutional culture. The results of the study indicate a need for better prevention mechanisms, training and raising awareness activities. Preferably, junior researchers should be given an active role in shaping the integrity culture. It should be noted that the presented results should be considered in the context of the limitations stemming from the small-scale survey. This paper encourages further research activities on research integrity practices to provide stronger evidence on the attitudes and experiences of young researchers in Europe and other parts of the world.

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“…Academic misconduct: it is the intention of taking other people to think that something is real when it is actually not. Therefore, it involves not only an act or an omission, but also a deliberate intention of the researcher, author or editor 1,2 . It usually refers to fabrication, falsification, plagiarism or other practices that seriously deviate from those that are accepted by the scientific community as the integrity for the proposition, conduct and reporting research 4 .…”

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“…Fabrication of data: is the report of a set (complete or partial) of data that do not exist (i.e.that were invented). As a result, it frauds the way to get the data including the description of experiments that were never performed 1,3 .…”

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Integridade na pesquisa e publicação científica

Coury¹

2012

Rev. bras. fisioter.

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Research and scientific publication integrity Integridade na pesquisa e publicação científica E thical issues in conducting and reporting research, especially with regards to plagiarism, have brought progressively concerning to the editors of scientific journals. These issues, which are usually referred to as academic misconduct, directly affect the credibility of scientific findings, as well as bring social and economic harmful consequences, miscarry to contribute to the advancement of knowledge and also delay the work of other researchers whom need to allocate extra time to revalidate the results that have already been published 2. This problem has also concerned the research funding agencies. Recently, the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico-CNPq (http://www.cnpq.br/normas/lei_po_085_11.htm#relatorio) and the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo-FAPESP (http://www.fapesp.br/6566) have provided reflections and guidelines to discourage fraudulent practices in research and encourage the production and dissemination of knowledge within the principles of integrity. We suggest the consultation of these documents.

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Deceit and fraud in medical research

Cited by 25 publications

References 15 publications

Retractions in the scientific literature: do authors deliberately commit research fraud?

Retractions in the scientific literature: do authors deliberately commit research fraud?

Research Integrity Practices from the Perspective of Early-Career Researchers

Integridade na pesquisa e publicação científica

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