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Scientific misconduct is worryingly prevalent in the UK, shows BMJ survey
http://www.bmj.com/content/344/bmj.e377[font face=Times, Serif][font size=5]Scientific misconduct is worryingly prevalent in the UK, shows BMJ survey[/font]
BMJ 2012; 344 doi: 10.1136/bmj.e377 (Published 12 January 2012)
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[font size=3]One in seven UK based scientists or doctors has witnessed colleagues intentionally altering or fabricating data during their research or for the purposes of publication, found a survey of more than 2700 researchers conducted by the BMJ.
The survey, which was emailed to 9036 academics and clinicians who had submitted articles to the BMJ or acted as peer reviewers for the journal (response rate 31%), found that 13% of these researchers admitted knowledge of colleagues “inappropriately adjusting, excluding, altering, or fabricating data” for the purpose of publication. Just over one in 20 (6%) said they were aware of cases of possible misconduct within their own institutions that remained insufficiently investigated.
The survey, which aimed to describe the extent of research fraud in the UK, was conducted in advance of a high level summit organised by the BMJ and the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) on 12 January. The meeting brings together institutions, researchers, and funders to address the problem of research misconduct in the UK.
“UK science and medicine deserve better. Doing nothing is not an option,” said Fiona Godlee, BMJ editor in chief.
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BMJ 2012; 344 doi: 10.1136/bmj.e377 (Published 12 January 2012)
Cite this as: BMJ 2012;344:e377
[font size=3]One in seven UK based scientists or doctors has witnessed colleagues intentionally altering or fabricating data during their research or for the purposes of publication, found a survey of more than 2700 researchers conducted by the BMJ.
The survey, which was emailed to 9036 academics and clinicians who had submitted articles to the BMJ or acted as peer reviewers for the journal (response rate 31%), found that 13% of these researchers admitted knowledge of colleagues “inappropriately adjusting, excluding, altering, or fabricating data” for the purpose of publication. Just over one in 20 (6%) said they were aware of cases of possible misconduct within their own institutions that remained insufficiently investigated.
The survey, which aimed to describe the extent of research fraud in the UK, was conducted in advance of a high level summit organised by the BMJ and the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) on 12 January. The meeting brings together institutions, researchers, and funders to address the problem of research misconduct in the UK.
“UK science and medicine deserve better. Doing nothing is not an option,” said Fiona Godlee, BMJ editor in chief.
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