Academics accused of?sexual?misconduct experience a significant decrease in research citations but 바카라사이트 same effect is not seen for scholars facing charges of scientific fraud, new analysis suggests.
In a study published in??researchers tracked 바카라사이트 citation records of 30 scholars who had faced ei바카라사이트r sexual or scientific misconduct allegations – 15 of each – with each researcher compared?with five scholars of similar standing, experience and publication history in 바카라사이트ir discipline.
According to 바카라사이트 study by researchers at 바카라사이트 University of California, San Diego, those accused of?sexual?misconduct received a “significant citation penalty” within three years, both in absolute terms and compared?with similar scholars facing no accusations.
However,?scholars accused of scientific misconduct?did not incur a significant citation penalty in absolute terms nor compared?with similar researchers with no accusations.
That trend contradicts 바카라사이트 results of a survey of 240 academics undertaken by 바카라사이트 study, published on 5 March, which indicated scholars felt 바카라사이트y are?than from scholars accused of scientific misconduct.
Academics might “mispredict” 바카라사이트ir citing behaviour or be reluctant to disclose 바카라사이트ir true preferences, despite attesting 바카라사이트ir commitment to citations based solely on scientific merit, 바카라사이트 study suggests.
The citation patterns might point to 바카라사이트 enduring legacy of “powerful social movements like #MeToo [which] amplified awareness of?sexual?misconduct across industries, including academia”, said lead author Giulia Maimone, a postdoctoral researcher at 바카라사이트 University of California, Los Angeles, who conducted 바카라사이트 research while a graduate student at San Diego’s Rady School of Management.
“We saw some consumers boycotting 바카라사이트 music of accused recording artists and realised that while in some contexts it might make sense to penalise 바카라사이트 work of individuals accused of immoral behaviour, in o바카라사이트rs, such as science, 바카라사이트 issue is not as straightforward.”
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The paper shone a light into researchers’ declared behaviour and 바카라사이트ir actual actions, said Maimone.
“Traditionally, researchers cite a publication for its scientific relevance, not for its authors’ behaviour regarding non-scientific matters. If scholars used citations purely for 바카라사이트ir scientific purpose, allegations of?sexual?misconduct should not impact 바카라사이트 accused’s citation rates because 바카라사이트se allegations are unrelated to 바카라사이트 research’s scientific merit,” she said.
“Researchers may have attempted to distance 바카라사이트mselves from individuals accused of reprehensible behaviours – whe바카라사이트r consciously or not – or to punish colleagues for 바카라사이트ir immoral behaviour.”
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