Ethics
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Norwegian minister behind crackdown on student misconduct resigns due to plagiarism
Sandra Borch resigned from her post on January 23 after allegations that she plagiarized at least 20% of her master's thesis
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American university museum returns artifacts looted from Greece
Emory University reached an agreement with the Greek Ministry of Culture to return three artifacts held at the institution’s Michael C. Carlos Museum
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Study examines sanctions for misconduct in the USA
A team of researchers analyzed the severity of punishments for scientists accused of misconduct by the US Office of Scientific Integrity
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Map of scientific article retractions in the BRICS countries
Researchers from India analyzed 11,764 articles by scientists from BRICS countries that were retracted between 1989 and 2021
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Saudi universities suffer from purge of list of highly cited researchers
In just one year, the number of researchers linked to institutions in Saudi Arabia who were named on Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers list fell from 109 to 76
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Study shows potential for ChatGPT to fabricate and defraud clinical trial results
AI technology is capable of generating false clinical trial data to support the conclusions of fraudulent scientific articles
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Compromised peer review leads to retraction of 209 articles
Publishing company Sage has announced the retraction of 209 scientific articles
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Automatic conversion in Excel changed to prevent errors in genetic studies
Microsoft has announced changes to an Excel feature that has become infamous for introducing errors into research data
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A recipe to follow
Consortium proposes checklists to ensure that microscopy images in articles can be understood and confirmed
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Retraction database sold for US$775,000
Crossref, a nonprofit organization, has purchased Retraction Watch’s database
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Alcohol restrictions tightened on scientific bases in Antarctica
New rules came into effect in October on the sale of alcoholic beverages at USA’s McMurdo Station, the largest scientific station in Antarctica
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Risky behavior
Researchers suggest parameters for judging cases of scientific misconduct involving recklessness
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Putting the brakes on special editions
Ethics Committee launches document to combat the proliferation of special journal issues
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Misconduct in melanoma study
Australian cancer research center faces melanoma study misconduct case
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Stanford president resigns after image manipulation investigation
Stanford president resigns after image manipulation investigation
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Military personnel punished for sexual assault of researcher in Antarctica
Military personnel punished for sexual assault of researcher in Antarctica
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How retracted articles survived peer review
Article examines how papers retracted due to error or fraud managed to pass peer review
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Animal abuse at malaria research center
Agency stops funding malaria research center after mistreatment of monkeys
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Aerospace technology
Open letter defends Russian scientists arrested for treason
Hypersonic missile experts deny leaking secrets to China
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Reward for publishing in renowned journals
Reward for publishing in renowned journals
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Student articles used to increase citations of college’s own papers
Student articles used to increase citations of college’s own papers
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