The many facets of research integrity: What can we do to ensure it?

Abstract

Research misconduct and detrimental research practices damage the foundations of biomedical research. The This Invited Expert Opinion provides a perspective on the following presentation: https://nexus. od.nih.gov/all/2019/08/15/thoughts-on-how-institutionscan-promote-a-culture-of-research-integrity/.See Commentaries on pages 734 and 735.

Commentary: Publish or perish at our collective peril

“…D'Souza and colleagues 1 examine ways to ensure research integrity in an environment facing increasing transgressions. 1 The authors note examples of large fines incurred by institutions for data fabrication and other egregious forms of research misconduct. More common but less harmful manifestations of misconduct include duplication of publications and lengthy lists of authors lacking any meaningful connection to the published work.…”