1st Edition

Responsible Research Conduct What Investigations into Alleged Research Misconduct Tell Us About Scientific Integrity

By Khalid S. Khan Copyright 2027
200 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

200 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Over 30,000 research articles have been retracted from peer-reviewed journals in recent years, exposing a troubling crisis in research integrity. Beneath this visible tip of the iceberg lies a vast, hidden burden of flawed research, with many cases of misconduct remaining undisclosed or inadequately addressed, while leading institutions have faced allegations of research misconduct, shaking... Read more

1. Introduction  2. Metrics Mania: Citation Practices under spotlight in Salamanca  3. Research misconduct investigation: Conflict of interest and confidentiality breach in Utah  4. Responsible publication and research: Alleged editorial conflict of interest and disputed data in Ohio  5. Post-publication clinical trial restoration: Lack of public editorial response in New England  6. Spinout roller coaster: Technology transfer in Washington  7. All that glitters may not be gold: Image manipulation and resignation in Stanford  8. Alleged misconduct in charity-funded research: Breach of contract and an investigation in Portsmouth  9. Authorial credit and accountability: Retraction and reported guest authorship in Amsterdam  10. Institutional research culture: Alleged ethical failure and patient harm in Stockholm  11. Copy-paste without citation: Allegations of plagiarism in a British journal  12. Professional regulatory investigation: Alleged ethical concerns and conflict non-disclosure in London. Glossary. Suggested Reading.

Biography

Khalid S. Khan is Professor of Public Health and Preventive Medicine and Beatriz Galindo Distinguished Investigator at the University of Granada, Spain.