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*Constance Holden C (2002) Planned Misconduct Surveys Meet Stiff Resistance
*Constance Holden C (2002) Planned Misconduct Surveys Meet Stiff Resistance
''Science'' '''298''' 1549 DOI: 10.1126/science.298.5598.1549[http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/298/5598/1549?ck=nck]
''Science'' '''298''' 1549 DOI: 10.1126/science.298.5598.1549[http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/298/5598/1549?ck=nck]
 
Gunsulus CK (2001) Research misconduct, Selected bibliography[http://poynter.indiana.edu/sas/res/misconduct.pdf]
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The term Scientific misconduct usually refers to fabricating, falsifying, plagiarizing or stealing scientific data and results. Fraud and dishonesty in research involves deliberately misrepresenting the research process, and includes:

  • fabrication of data
  • theft or plagiarism of data, ideas or methods, from another researcher
  • misrepresentation of the research process for example by incorrect use of methodology, dishonest inclusion or exclusion of data, deceptive analysis of data to misrepresent their interpretation, or dishonesty toward granting authorities


  • Committee on Publication Ethics [www.publicationethics.org.uk]
  • CODEX Professional ethics: research misconduct [1]
  • Constance Holden C (2002) Planned Misconduct Surveys Meet Stiff Resistance

Science 298 1549 DOI: 10.1126/science.298.5598.1549[2] Gunsulus CK (2001) Research misconduct, Selected bibliography[3]