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- The complexity of scientific research has led to a rise in various forms of research misconduct, which necessitates careful detection, reporting, and investigation.
- Addressing these issues involves tackling the challenges associated with each step of the misconduct process.
- To improve the fairness and objectivity of investigations, it's crucial to adopt and test several proposed suggestions while also protecting the rights of whistleblowers and wrongly accused researchers.
Article Abstract
The increasing complexity of scientific research has been followed by increasing varieties of research misconduct. Dealing with misconduct involves the processes of detection, reporting, and investigation of misconduct. Each of these steps is associated with numerous problems which need to be addressed. Misconduct investigation should not stop with inquiries and disciplinary actions in specific episodes of misconduct. It is necessary to decrease the personal price paid by those who expose misconduct and to protect the personal and professional interests of honest researchers accused of misconduct unfairly or mistakenly. There is no dearth of suggestions to improve the objectivity and fairness of investigations. What is needed is the willingness to test the various options and implement the most suitable ones.
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