Abstract
Science/Education Portraits III: Perceived Prevalence of Data Fabrication and/or Falsification in Research
Highlights
There is no doubt that research misconduct does occur, from the cautionary tale of Piltdown Man [1] to potential fraudulent reporting [2] to the more recent high-profile cases of Yoshihiro Sato [3], Steven A
A survey by Bouter et al [12] ranked data fabrication and data falsification as having highest impact on scientific truth, above plagiarism. In this mini-review, existing surveys on research misconduct were examined to determine the prevalence of data fabrication and/or data falsification in biological sciences
Reported an estimated 14.12% of respondents having knowledge of a colleague who fabricated or falsified research data, or who altered or modified research data the first meta-survey done in this field. This mini-review suggests that 17.7% of responses indicated knowledge of fellow scientist’s acts of data fabrication or data falsification
Summary
There is no doubt that research misconduct does occur, from the cautionary tale of Piltdown Man [1] to potential fraudulent reporting [2] to the more recent high-profile cases of Yoshihiro Sato [3], Steven A. Geggie D [9] reported 10.8% (21 out of 194 respondents) having first-hand knowledge of scientists or doctors intentionally altering or fabricating data for publication, which may lead to loss of confidence and future participation by the public in clinical research [11]. In this mini-review, existing surveys on research misconduct were examined to determine the prevalence of data fabrication and/or data falsification in biological sciences.
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