能够大规模进行科学欺诈的实体很大,有弹性,并且快速增长
Reese A K Richardson1,2, Spencer S Hong3, Jennifer A Byrne4,5
1Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208.
概括
由于纸厂和经纪人等实体,协调的科学欺诈正在增加. 这些团体促进了伪造的研究的出版,超越了合法科学成长.
科学领域:
- 科学诚信和研究伦理学.
- 数字通信对学术出版物的影响.
背景情况:
- 从历史上看,科学不当行为主要集中在个人的行为上.
- 最近的趋势显示,协调科学欺诈的增加.
- 互联网和开放式出版可能会促进系统的欺诈行为.
研究的目的:
- 为了调查协调的科学欺诈.
- 识别促进系统性研究不当行为的实体.
- 了解针对干预的逃避策略.
主要方法:
- 撤回出版物的案例研究分析.
- 对科学出版业中介活动的审查.
- 对跨科学子领域的欺诈行为进行分析.
主要成果:
- 个人在欺诈性文件上合作,导致撤回.
- 经纪人已经在特定期刊上促进了大规模的出版.
- 某些科学子领域不成比例地成为欺诈的目标.
- 欺诈性实体使用策略来逃避检测和干预.
结论:
- 由造纸厂和经纪人推动的协调科学欺诈正在增长.
- 系统的欺诈回避了当前的干预措施,超越了合法的科学.
- 了解这些网络对于保持研究完整性至关重要.
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