ESF-ORI First World Conference on
RESEARCH INTEGRITY: FOSTERING RESPONSIBLE RESEARCH
References & Background Reading
NATURE
- Volume 451 Number 7181 - 21 February 2008
- Pakistan needs a powerful ethics and integrity body (Nature, 451, 887 - Correspondence - Muhammad Mukhtar & Zahida Parve) - Volume 451 Number 7179 - 7 February 2008
- No conflict of interest in misconduct case, says lab (Nature, 451, 618-619 - News) - Volume 451 Number 7177 - 24 January 2008
- A tale of two citations (Nature, 451, 397-399 - Commentary - Mounir Errami & Harold Garner) - Volume 450 Number 7170 - 29 November 2007
- Loopholes in oversight rules revealed: US energy department criticized over procedure for misconduct investigations (Nature, 450, 590 - News - Eugenie Samuel Reich)
- Each co-author should sign to reduce risk of fraud (Nature, 450, 610 - Correspondence - Kevin Yager) - Volume 450 Number 7169 - 22 November 2007
- Replicator Review: Nature has implemented a peer-review policy for strong claims (Nature 450, 457-458 - Editorial)
- Stem-cell Researcher accused of Negligence (Nature 450, 470- News) - Volume 450 Number 7166 - 1 November 2007
- Who is accountable? How the responsibilities of co-authors for a scientific paper's integrity could be made more explicit (Nature 450, 1 - Editorial) - Volume 449 Number 7161 - 27 September 2007
- Stem-cell Fraudster 'is working in Thailand': Woo Suk Hwang may be back in the cloning lab (Nature 449, 387 - News - David Cyranoski) - Volume 448 Number 7154 - 9 August 2007
- Academic Accused of Living on Borrowed Lines: Allegations prompt Fears over Prevalence of Plagiarism (Nature 448, 623-726 - News - Alison Abbott) - Volume 447 Number 7146 - 14 June 2007
- Indian Scientists battle Journal Retraction (Nature 447, 753-884 - News - K.S. Jayaraman) - Volume 447 Number 7142 - 17 May 2007
- Purdue dogged by misconduct claims: Third inquiry into bubble fusion is underway (Nature 447, 238-239 - News - Eugenie Samuel Reich)
- Recognition could support a science code of conduct (Nature 447, 259 - Correspondence - Yan Ropert-Coudert)
- Modellers seek reason for low attraction rate (Nature 447, 236-237- News - Declan Butler & Jenny Hogan)
Volume 447 Number 7140 - 3 May 2007
- Share your lab notes: The use of electronic laboratory notebooks should be supported by all concerned (Nature 447, 1 - Editorial) - Volume 446 Number 7135 - 29 March 2007
- Confidentiality is essential in misconduct inquiries (Nature 446, 492 - Correspondence - Sally Mason & Charles Rutledge) - Volume 446 Number 7133 - 15 March 2007
- Geophysicist faces probe into use of research funds: Co-founder of European Academy of Sciences comes under scrutiny (Nature 446, 236 - News - Jim Giles) - Volume 445 Number 7129 - 15 February 2007
- Methods in Full: From now on, Nature authors will be able to include more experimental details in their papers (Nature 445, 684 - Editorials) - Volume 445 Number 7126 - 25 January 2007
- Journals should set a new standard in transparency (Nature 445, 364 - Correspondence - Robert P. Dellavalle, Kristy Lundahl, Scott R. Freeman and Lisa M. Schilling) - Volume 445 Number 7125 - 18 January 2007
- Leading by example: The primary safeguard against scientific misconduct is the example set every day by thousands of senior researchers in the laboratory (Nature 445, 229 - Editorials)
- Misconduct? It’s all academic... (Nature 445, 240-241 - News - Geoff Brumfiel)
- Breeding cheats (Nature 445, 242-243 - News - Jim Giles)
- Where are they now? (Nature 445, 244-245 - News - Lucy Odling-Smee, Jim Giles, Ichiko Fuyuno, David Cyranoski and Emma Marris) - Volume 444 Number 7122 - 21 December 2006
- Peer review and fraud: Two assessments of the refereeing process highlight challenges for journals (Nature 444, 971-972 - Editorials) - Volume 444 Number 7121 - 14 December 2006
- The elephant in the room: A biotech trial that went awry (Nature 444, 790 - Editorials) - Volume 444 Number 7120 - 7 December 2006
- Journal reveals plans to fight fraud: Science to select papers for extra-secure review process (Nature 444, 658-659 - News - Meredith Wadman)
- Purdue attacked over fusion inquiry: Physicists angry at apparent inertia in misconduct investigation (Nature 444, 664-665 - News - Eugenie Samuel Reich)
- A fair share: The concept of sharing primary data is generating unnecessary angst in the psychology community (Nature 444, 653-654 - Editorials) - Volume 444 Number 7116 -- 9 November 2006
- Correction or retraction? Errors reported in this issue by authors of a Nature paper pose a dilemma about trust (Nature 444, 123-124 - Editorials) - Volume 443 Number 7108 - 14 September 2006
- Whistleblowers in peril: The US Congress should reverse a pernicious removal of protection of federal employees (Nature 443, 121 - Editorials) - Volume 442 Number 7099 - 13 July 2006
- Misconduct: forum should not be used to settle scores (Nature 442, 132 - Correspondence - Guosheng Wu)
- Misconduct: China needs university ethics courses (Nature 442, 132 - Correspondence - Qizhi Wang) - Volume 441 Number 7096 - 22 June 2006
- Misconduct: lack of action provokes web accusations (Nature 441, 932 - Correspondence - Shi-min Fang)
- Misconduct: exposure is not like Cultural Revolution (Nature 441, 932 - Correspondence - Zheng Huang)
- Misconduct: Chinese funding body unmoved (Nature 441, 932 - Correspondence - Ushma Savla Neill) - Volume 441 Number 7093 - 1 June 2006
- Finding fraud in China: As Chinese research expands, who is looking out for faked results? (Nature 441, 549-550 - Editorials) - Volume 441 Number 7092 - 25 May 2006
- Named and shamed: As accusations of scientific misconduct in China become rife, some fear persecution reminiscent of that used in the Cultural Revolution (Nature 441, 392-393 - News - David Cyranoski) - Volume 435 Number 7043 - 9 June 2005
- One in three scientists confesses to having sinned: Misconduct ranges from faking results outright to dropping suspect data points (Nature 435, 718-719 - News - Meredith Wadman)
- Scientists behaving badly (Nature 435, 737-738 - Commentary - Brian C. Martinson, Melissa S. Anderson & Raymond de Vries)
NATURE 'In the Field'
NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY
- Volume 24 Number 2 - 2 February 2006
South Korean policy failure and the Hwang debacle (Nature Biotechnology 24, 141-143 - Commentary - Herbert Gottweis & Robert Triendl)
SCIENCE
- Volume 316, Issue 5832 - 22 June 2007
- Scientific Publishing: Osaka University Researchers reject Demand to Retract Science Paper (p. 1681 - News of the Week - Dennis Normile) - Volume 316, Issue 5827 - 18 May 2007
- Research Integrity: Sonofusion Back on the Firing Line as Misconduct Probe Reopens (p. 964 - News of the Week - Robert F. Service) - Volume 315, Issue 5819 - 23 March 2007
- Open Government: House OKs Whistleblower Bill (p. 1649 - News of the Week - Eli Kintisch) - Volume 315, Issue 5814 - 16 February 2007
- Research Integrity: Bubble Fusion Researcher Cleared of Misconduct Charges, but Doubts Linger (p. 921 - News of the Week - Robert F. Service) - Volume 315, Issue 5810 - 19 January 2007
- Scientific Misconduct: Former Hwang Colleague Faked Monkey Datas, U.S. Says (p. 317 - News of the Week - Constance Holden) - Volume 315, Issue 5808 - 5 January 2007
- Scientific Misconduct: Japan’s Universities Take Action (p. 26 - News of the Week - Dennis Normile) - Volume 314, Issue 5806 - 15 December 2006
- Scientific Misconduct: Online Sleuths Challenge Cell Paper (p. 1669 - News of the Week - Hao Xin) - Volume 314, Issue 5804 - 1 December 2006
- Developmental Biology: Fraud Investigation Clouds Paper on Early Cell Fate (pp. 1367-1369 - News of the Week - Gretchen Vogel)
- Scientific Misconduct: China’s Fraud Buster Hit by Libel Judgments; Defenders Rally Round (pp. 1366-1367 - News of the Week - Jia Hepeng and Hao Xin)
- Responding to Fraud (pp. 1353 - Editorial - Donald Kennedy) (+ Supporting On-line Material) - Volume 312, Issue 5779 - 9 June 2006
- Scientific Misconduct: Scandals Shake Chinese Science (pp. 1464-1466 - News Focus - Hao Xin)
- Scientific Misconduct: Crime Scene Investigation: How to Handle Misconduct (p. 1465 - News Focus - Eliot Marshall) - Volume 85, Issue 07 - 12 February 2007
- Research Ethics: Experts ponder how best to prevent and respond to scientific misconduct as three Japanese cases conclude (pp. 76-79 - Sophie L. Rovner) - Volume 84, Issue 45 - 6 November 2006
- Research Misconduct: Federal agencies handle fabrication, falsification, and plagiarism allegations differently, but all take claims seriously (pp. 18-22 - Susan Morrissey)
BMJ
RESEARCH POLICY
- Volume 36, Issue 7, September 2007
Keeping Plagiarism at Bay: A Salutary Tale (Editorial - p 905-311 - Ben R. Martin & Other Editors of Research Policy)
IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY
- Volume 25 N°2 - March/April 2006
Spring Cleaning and Ethics in our Backyard (From the Editor - pp 4-5 - John Enderle)
THE LANCET
- Volume 370, N°9596 - 20 October 2007
Research Integrity: Collaboration and Research needed (Comment - p. 1403-1404 - Erik von Elm)
CELL
- Volume 131 - 5 October 2007
Seeking an International Dialogue on Research Integrity (p. 9-11 - Christie Aschwanden)
SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING ETHICS
- 27 September 2007
A Qualitative Approach to Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Training Development: Identification of Metacognitive Strategies (Vykinta Kligyte, Richard T. Marcy, Sydney T. Sevier, Elaine S. Godfrey and Michael D. Mumford)
CHEMICAL & ENGINEERING NEWS
- Volume 85, N°7 - 12 February 2007
Research Ethics: Experts ponder how best to prevent and respond to scientific misconduct as three Japanese cases conclude (Science & Technology - pp. 76-79 - Sophie L. Rovner)
OFFICE OF RESEARCH INTEGRITY (ORI) NEWSLETTER
- Vol. 16, no 1 December 2007 issue PDF (52 KB)
Among the articles in this issue are registration opens for the first biennial RCR conference; RCR award given to the Council of Graduate Schools; postdoc training funded at 12 institutions; 2007 Annual Report due by March 1, 2008; Global Science Forum develops steps to lessen research misconduct; first World Conference report recommends actions to meet crucial needs; innovative RCR resources to be available on-line in spring 2008.
BOOKS
- Integrity in Scientific Research: Creating an Environment that Promotes Responsible Conduct
Committee on Assessing Integrity in Research Environments, National Research Council, Institute of Medicine
National Academies Press 2002 - ISBN: 0309084792 - Introduction to the Responsible Conduct of Research
Nicholas Steneck, US Office of Research Integrity
Revised edition 2004 - ISBN: 0160722853 - The Great Betrayal: Fraud in Science
Horace Freeland Judson
Harcourt 2004 - ISBN: 0151008779 - Scientific Integrity: Text and Cases in responsible Conduct of Research
Francis Macrina
ASM Press 2005 - ISBN: 1555813186