Research Misconduct—Definitions, Manifestations and Extent
In recent years, the international scientific community has been rocked by a number of serious cases of research misconduct. In one of these, Woo Suk Hwang, a Korean stem cell researcher published two articles on research with ground-breaking results in Science in 2004 and 2005. Both articles were l...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2013-10-01
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2304-6775/1/3/87 |
| Summary: | In recent years, the international scientific community has been rocked by a number of serious cases of research misconduct. In one of these, Woo Suk Hwang, a Korean stem cell researcher published two articles on research with ground-breaking results in Science in 2004 and 2005. Both articles were later revealed to be fakes. This paper provides an overview of what research misconduct is generally understood to be, its manifestations and the extent to which they are thought to exist. |
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| ISSN: | 2304-6775 |