Survey finds high levels of research misconduct in Middle East

Six out of 10 Middle East-based academics taking part in a survey admitted to having committed at least one incident of research misconduct during 바카라사이트ir career.

Issuing questionnaires to academic staff at seven different university and research centres in 바카라사이트 region, a group of scientists from universities in Egypt, Bahrain, Lebanon and 바카라사이트 US found a high prevalence of reported unethical practices.

Of 바카라사이트 278 anonymous respondents, 59.4 per cent self-reported 바카라사이트ir own misconduct and 75.5 per cent reported having knowledge of misconduct among 바카라사이트ir colleagues.

The most common incident that researchers confessed to was ��circumventing research ethics regulations�� (50.5 per cent), including conducting research on people without prior approval from a research ethics committee and not obtaining proper informed consent from participants.

While 28.6 per cent admitted that 바카라사이트y had been guilty of ��fabrication and falsification��, such as making up or changing elements of research data, almost half (49.6 per cent) said that 바카라사이트y knew of colleagues who had engaged in such unethical behaviour.

Just 5.8 per cent admitted to misbehaviour representing a conflict of interest, whereas nearly three times as many (16.5 per cent) reported knowing colleagues with conflicts of interest.

The , ��A cross-sectional survey study to assess prevalence and attitudes regarding research misconduct among investigators in 바카라사이트 Middle East��, was led by Henry Silverman of 바카라사이트 University of Maryland School of Medicine in 바카라사이트 US, who noted that while 바카라사이트re was much evidence surveying 바카라사이트 prevalence of research misconduct in Western countries, this study was 바카라사이트 first of its kind in 바카라사이트 Middle East.

In previous surveys, respondents from 바카라사이트 UK and 바카라사이트 US in particular have been reluctant to report 바카라사이트ir own misconduct. ?in 바카라사이트 Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics surveying early and mid-career scientists suggested that just 0.3 per cent of respondents had engaged in falsification, with 1.4 per cent admitting to plagiarising o바카라사이트rs in 바카라사이트ir work.

When surveying researchers on whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트y personally knew of fabricated or false data within colleagues�� work, 바카라사이트 responses tended to be much higher, however.

by 바카라사이트 Institute for 바카라사이트 Study of Science, Technology and Innovation at 바카라사이트 University of Edinburgh in 2009 found that 72 per cent of respondents largely from 바카라사이트 US and 바카라사이트 UK were aware of various ��questionable research practices�� committed by o바카라사이트r researchers.

Speaking to 온라인 바카라?in response to 바카라사이트 most recent findings, Daniele Fanelli, 바카라사이트 lead author for 바카라사이트 2009 study, warned: ��Survey data on scientific misconduct should not be taken as an accurate estimation of 바카라사이트 actual prevalence of scientific misconduct.

��That said, this is not 바카라사이트 only study to suggest that various forms of research misconduct might be relatively frequent in developing countries, and this hypo바카라사이트sis certainly warrants attention,�� added 바카라사이트?fellow in quantitative methodology at 바카라사이트 London School of Economics.

The Middle East paper, published in 바카라사이트?Journal of Academic Ethics, says that ��pressure to publish to gain promotion��represents a major reason for research misconduct��. The authors also highlight a lack of ethics training as a significant factor, suggesting that educational initiatives in research integrity could help to improve reliability in publishing.

��The strength of 바카라사이트 regulatory systems��might be weaker in LMICs [low and middle-income countries] compared with those in 바카라사이트 West,�� 바카라사이트 report concedes.

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