Research Integrity Officer (RIO)
Research Misconduct Articles
Purdue, Citing Research Misocnduct, Punishes Scientist
An appeals committee at Purdue University has upheld findings of misconduct on the part of a professor who claims to have created energy-generating fusion in a tabletop experiment.
By: Kenneth Chang, NY Times
Published: August 27, 2008
Columbia Professor in Noose Case is Fired in Plagiarism Case
Madonna G. Constantine, a professor of psychology and education, gained widespread attention last fall after a noose was found hanging on her office door.
By: Marc Santora, NY Times
Published: June 24, 2008
Scientists Behaving Badly
To protect the integrity of science, we must look beyond falsification, fabrication and plagiarism, to a wider range of questionable research practices, argue Brian C. Martinson, Melissa S. Anderson and Raymond de Vries.
Serious misbehaviour in research is important for many reasons, not least because it damages the reputation of, and undermines public support for, science. Historically, professionals and the public have focused on headline-grabbing cases of scientific misconduct, but we believe that researchers can no longer afford to ignore a wider range of questionable behaviour that threatens the integrity of science.
Nature 435, 737-738 (9 June 2005) | doi:10.1038/435737a; Published online 8 June 2005
Last updated August 28, 2008
