Scientific Red Cards for Research Misconduct
Posted by Celia Walter | 20 Dec, 2008The aim of this website is to take inventory of scientific publications for which research misconduct has been assessed. Research misconduct in publications include:
- Data-related misconduct : falsification, fabrication and plagiarism
- Publication-related misconduct : non respect of editorial policies and standards
- Research practice misconduct : unethical treatment of research subjects
Red Cards List Prefatory statement:
We wish to inform you that this page records papers for which ad hoc committees have assessed specific kinds of misconduct. This does not necessarily mean that the papers contain erroneous data. We invite you to have a look at the whole site and specially at the About section for more details.
Openness and criticism are essential features of research. Here we intend to provide better access to information for readers to make up their mind and for science to build on.
Who is behind this web site?
We are PhD students, having different scientific backgrounds and now carrying out PhD projects in life sciences. We all share a deep interest in the relationships between scientific research and society and a strong motivation for promoting integrity in research.
In addition, we believe that scientific integrity can be promoted through education. Not only should students be aware that a responsible conduct of research is essential for doing good science, they should also develop abilities to detect and deal with scientific misconduct when it arises.
Feel free to contact us at contact@scientificredcards.org !