Understanding Ethics

In 2002, only 1 in 5,000 papers were retracted, but by 2023 that number had risen to 1 in 500, according to Ivan Oransky, co-founder of Retraction Watch. “Statistically speaking,…

Maintaining research integrity and public trust in research has become increasingly challenging due to the surge in retracted studies and the unchecked growth of predatory…

The integrity of medical and scientific publications is crucial for ensuring the reliability of research findings. Historically known as the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts,…

Sci-Hub, often described as the ‘Robin Hood of research,’ is a scholarly piracy website allowing users to access millions of academic papers that are often blocked behind the…

Retractions send a clear message that the validity of the paper has been brought into question. The fellow researchers who may be citing that paper, or even worse, moving forward…

Misconduct: A Question of Intent If we consider the top three categories of scientific misconduct to be, in ascending order, the use of someone else’s work without citation…

Behavior that would be considered scientific misconduct could occur at all points in a research protocol. You could encounter different types of scientific research misconduct at…

Simultaneous submissions and duplicate publications are considered unethical in scientific disciplines. With some exceptions (explained below), most journals do not accept a…

You can also listen to this article as an audio recording. Academic integrity is a serious issue in the research community. It ensures that the scientists remain dedicated…

Plagiarism, or passing someone else’s work as your own, is not a new phenomenon in research. It has gained greater attention with the advent of plagiarism check tools that have…

Dr. Alan Fisher knew his team’s research had immense potential. After months of tireless work, they finally achieved groundbreaking results. However, as he reviewed the images in…

Plagiarism is a serious issue in higher education and in academic publishing and at times can be difficult to identify. The deliberate misrepresentation of one’s written work by…