research ethics

Research Articles

An International Study of Research Misconduct Policies

This study compares national research misconduct policies across the world’s leading research-performing countries and finds substantial variation in how misconduct is defined and regulated. While all countries with formal policies include fabrication, falsification, and plagiarism as core forms of misconduct, many differ in whether they address issues such as authorship disputes, publication practices, conflicts of interest, and peer-review ethics. The authors argue that greater international harmonization of misconduct policies is needed to support research integrity and facilitate collaboration across borders.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08989621.2014.958218

Research Articles

Understanding the patterns and magnitude of life science publication Retractions in the last four decades

This study analyzes nearly five decades of life-science publication retractions using data from the Retraction Watch database to identify trends across time, countries, and causes of retraction. The authors find that retractions have increased substantially since the late 1970s, driven by a combination of research misconduct, errors, and evolving publication practices. The paper argues that understanding these patterns is essential for strengthening research integrity policies and developing more effective mechanisms to prevent and address unreliable scientific research.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40979-025-00193-8