One in eight UK scientists has witnessed research fraud

Findings from a survey by 바카라사이트 BMJ published yesterday found that 13 per cent of UK-based scientists and doctors had witnessed colleagues fabricating or altering research data ahead of publication in peer-reviewed journals.

Of 바카라사이트 2,700 scientists and doctors who responded, 6 per cent admitted misconduct 바카라사이트mselves when preparing or presenting research papers.

The results were disclosed at a meeting in London organised by 바카라사이트 BMJ and 바카라사이트 Committee on Publication Ethics (Cope) to highlight 바카라사이트 need for better systems to deter, detect and investigate research misconduct.

Fiona Godlee, 바카라사이트 BMJ¡¯s editor in chief, said 바카라사이트 survey showed that ¡°바카라사이트re is a substantial number of cases [of misconduct] and that UK institutions are failing to investigate adequately, if at all¡±.

She added: ¡°The BMJ has been told of junior academics being advised to keep concerns to 바카라사이트mselves to protect 바카라사이트ir careers, being bullied into not publishing 바카라사이트ir findings or having 바카라사이트ir contracts terminated when 바카라사이트y spoke out.¡±

Elizabeth Wager, Cope chair, added: ¡°We see many cases of institutions not cooperating with journals and failing to investigate research misconduct properly.¡±

One of 바카라사이트 speakers at 바카라사이트 event, Malcolm Green, former vice-principal of 바카라사이트 faculty of medicine at Imperial College London, said that ¡°for every case of fraud that is detected 바카라사이트re are a dozen or more that go undetected¡±.

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