How should researchers cope with the ethical demands of discovering research misconduct? Going beyond reporting and whistleblowing

Abstract In this paper, I will argue that making it mandatory to report research misconduct is too demanding, as this kind of intervention can at times be self-destructive for the researcher reporting the misconduct. I will also argue that posing the question as a binary dilemma masks important ethi...

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Main Author: Knut Jørgen Vie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:Life Sciences, Society and Policy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40504-020-00102-6