Should editors with multiple retractions or a record of academic misconduct serve on journal editorial boards?
In the academic world, despite their corrective nature, there is still a negative stigma attached to retractions, even more so if they are based on ethical infractions. Editors-in-chief and editors are role models in academic and scholarly communities. Thus, if they have multiple retractions or a re...
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| description | In the academic world, despite their corrective nature, there is still a negative stigma attached to retractions, even more so if they are based on ethical infractions. Editors-in-chief and editors are role models in academic and scholarly communities. Thus, if they have multiple retractions or a record of academic misconduct, this viewpoint argues that they should not serve on journals’ editorial boards. The exception is where such individuals have displayed a clear path of scholarly reform. Policy and guidance is needed by organizations such as the Committee on Publication Ethics. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-827959f3dc6f4d71abff94a2fd263dfe2023-12-03T08:17:44ZengPensoft PublishersEuropean Science Editing2518-33542022-12-01481610.3897/ese.2022.e9592695926Should editors with multiple retractions or a record of academic misconduct serve on journal editorial boards?Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva0UnaffiliatedIn the academic world, despite their corrective nature, there is still a negative stigma attached to retractions, even more so if they are based on ethical infractions. Editors-in-chief and editors are role models in academic and scholarly communities. Thus, if they have multiple retractions or a record of academic misconduct, this viewpoint argues that they should not serve on journals’ editorial boards. The exception is where such individuals have displayed a clear path of scholarly reform. Policy and guidance is needed by organizations such as the Committee on Publication Ethics.https://ese.arphahub.com/article/95926/download/pdf/Academic imagecorrective sciencereformrespon |
| spellingShingle | Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva Should editors with multiple retractions or a record of academic misconduct serve on journal editorial boards? European Science Editing Academic image corrective science reform respon |
| title | Should editors with multiple retractions or a record of academic misconduct serve on journal editorial boards? |
| title_full | Should editors with multiple retractions or a record of academic misconduct serve on journal editorial boards? |
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| title_short | Should editors with multiple retractions or a record of academic misconduct serve on journal editorial boards? |
| title_sort | should editors with multiple retractions or a record of academic misconduct serve on journal editorial boards |
| topic | Academic image corrective science reform respon |
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