Systematically sceptical
One can no longer rely on the presumption that scientists comply with the Mertonian value of disinterest and assume that they always tell the truth when spreading the results of their research projects. This can be rightly considered as the gist of the four-page report submitted to the board of the...
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| author | Pietro Greco |
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| description | One can no longer rely on the presumption that scientists comply with the Mertonian value of disinterest and assume that they always tell the truth when spreading the results of their research projects. This can be rightly considered as the gist of the four-page report submitted to the board of the American journal Science by the committee chaired by the chemist John Brauman, from the Stanford University, and comprising three members from the Senior Editorial Board of the same journal, two eminent biologists specialised in stem cell research and a top editor from the other major general press medium of the Republic of Science, the British journal Nature. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4df0384decb1411c91aa1d00a451f22d2025-08-19T19:44:43ZengSissa MedialabJCOM: Journal of Science Communication1824-20492006-12-0154Systematically scepticalPietro GrecoOne can no longer rely on the presumption that scientists comply with the Mertonian value of disinterest and assume that they always tell the truth when spreading the results of their research projects. This can be rightly considered as the gist of the four-page report submitted to the board of the American journal Science by the committee chaired by the chemist John Brauman, from the Stanford University, and comprising three members from the Senior Editorial Board of the same journal, two eminent biologists specialised in stem cell research and a top editor from the other major general press medium of the Republic of Science, the British journal Nature.http://jcom.sissa.it/archive/05/04/Jcom0504%282006%29E/Jcom0504%282006%29E.pdfScholarly publishingPolicy-makingcommunication and governance of science |
| spellingShingle | Pietro Greco Systematically sceptical Scholarly publishing Policy-making communication and governance of science |
| title | Systematically sceptical |
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| title_short | Systematically sceptical |
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| topic | Scholarly publishing Policy-making communication and governance of science |
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