All research integrity articles
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WebinarRestoring integrity: tackling fraud and data manipulation in scientific research
Join us on 27 November to learn how you can fight back against fraudulent research and paper mills
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NewsUncovering the fraudsters and their schemes responsible for polluting the scientific literature
Analysis claims poor quality articles containing faked data are in danger of overwhelming journals
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NewsGuidelines on how to be a scientific sleuth released
Creators of collection want all working scientists to get involved in post-publication review
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NewsFrench chemist receives two-year research ban for repeated integrity breaches
Exclusion for nanomedicine researcher at CNRS will start in 2026
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OpinionAre you fooling yourself?
Charles Piller’s Doctored and the reality of falsehoods in science
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BusinessAthira pharma settles research misconduct charges for $4 million
Deal with US Department of Justice resolves allegations against former chief executive
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NewsLegal threats, online trolls and low pay: the world of scientific sleuth Elisabeth Bik
Chemistry World catches up with one of the world’s leading scientific integrity experts
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NewsIntegrity specialist has no case to answer over blackmail, extortion allegations, French officials find
Elisabeth Bik, famed for her research integrity work, admits that she is relieved that the investigation is over
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OpinionHoles in the ‘holey graphyne’ story
The challenges – and importance – of questioning published results
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NewsUK committee makes recommendations to improve research integrity in first report
Artificial intelligence and other new technologies under assessment for the risks and opportunities they provide
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NewsDedicated committee needed to tackle research reproducibility problems in the UK
UK House of Commons report suggests government needs to play a bigger role addressing issues affecting science
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NewsFrench inquiry censures lab that promoted hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid
Report raises awkward questions about prominent study on antimalarial conducted in Didier Raoult’s lab
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NewsResearch concordat guidance to help align government science with academia
Move will improve transparency in government research
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NewsProminent Chinese immunologist and research integrity leader cleared of scientific misconduct
Investigation finds problems with images but concludes that Xuetao Cao is not guilty of research fraud
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NewsStudy of misconduct suggests first author should be guarantor for a paper’s accuracy
Research examined 80 misconduct investigations by US Office of Research Integrity
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NewsEmbattled director of US research integrity office heads to NIH
Head of Office of Research Integrity won’t return after temporary reassignment and is set to become NIH’s integrity officer
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NewsCall for quicker progress on research integrity at UK universities
House of Commons investigation finds a quarter of universities still don’t publish an annual integrity report
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NewsChaos at US government’s research integrity office
The dramatic drop in misconduct findings from the Office of Research Integrity in the last two years has been blamed on turmoil at the agency
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NewsResearch integrity report calls for change to flawed system
A US National Academies panel has proposed measures to help curb scientific misconduct