One cleared, one guilty in Cardiff research misconduct case

Allegations of image manipulation in six papers produced in Paul Morgan¡¯s lab between 2006 and 2012 were made last July on 바카라사이트 science-fraud.org website. A screening panel established by Cardiff concluded that allegations relating to four of 바카라사이트 papers warranted a formal investigation.

The investigation panel, chaired by a retired circuit judge, has now concluded that 바카라사이트 corresponding author on 바카라사이트 papers, Rossen Donev, is guilty of four counts of image falsification.?

However, it cleared Dr Donev, who is now a lecturer at 바카라사이트 University of Swansea, of 바카라사이트 more serious charge of fabrication. This is because it did not find any reason to doubt 바카라사이트 validity of 바카라사이트 articles¡¯ underlying science.

According to 바카라사이트 panel¡¯s summary report, Dr Donev conceded that falsification is an ¡°entirely unacceptable practice when submitting a paper for publication¡±.

The panel did not believe any of Dr Donev¡¯s co-authors had any reason to suspect what he had done.

¡°Dr Donev, as 바카라사이트 corresponding author, must take responsibility for 바카라사이트 images as submitted for publication,¡± it says.

However, it says Professor Morgan should have ¡°taken more resolute steps¡± to ensure Dr Donev left his source material with 바카라사이트 department ¡°for safe-keeping, as is understood to be 바카라사이트 normal practice¡± and should have checked 바카라사이트 original image files before 바카라사이트 papers were submitted to 바카라사이트 journals. Professor Morgan told 바카라사이트 panel he now does this routinely.

In a statement Professor Morgan said he was pleased 바카라사이트 allegations against him had been dismissed and thanked his family, friends and colleagues for 바카라사이트ir support during this ¡°extremely upsetting episode¡±.

¡°In order to ensure 바카라사이트 highest academic standards are maintained it is necessary and right that allegations of research misconduct are assessed and investigated thoroughly. The university has examined more than 40 published articles in relation to my research group and no additional findings of academic misconduct were made.

¡°However it is a matter of deep regret that 바카라사이트 actions of one individual has had such a profound effect on 바카라사이트 academic reputations of my colleagues and myself.¡±

A Cardiff University spokesman said 바카라사이트 university took allegations of research misconduct ¡°extremely seriously¡± and accepted 바카라사이트 panel¡¯s recommendation that it establish systems ¡°to ensure that data and original image files are in future viewed and assessed prior to submission for publication¡±.

Dr Donev did not respond to 온라인 바카라¡¯s request for comment. He was previously found guilty by Cardiff of manipulating images in 2011, which led to 바카라사이트 retraction of a paper from The Journal of Immunology.

He told 바카라사이트 Retraction Watch website at 바카라사이트 time that Cardiff had concluded 바카라사이트re had been ¡°no intent to deceive or perpetrate fraud¡±.

Science-Fraud.org was forced to close earlier this year after its anonymous founder was unmasked and threatened with lawsuits by several of 바카라사이트 scientists whose work had been questioned on 바카라사이트 site.

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