Open AccessResearch misconduct: how bad is it and what can be done?
Author(s) -
Chaplin Steve
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
future prescriber
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1931-2261
pISSN - 1468-9871
DOI - 10.1002/fps.88
Subject(s) - scientific misconduct , misconduct , intervention (counseling) , medicine , research data , alternative medicine , clinical trial , psychology , engineering ethics , political science , law , psychiatry , engineering , computer science , subject (documents) , pathology , library science
We make two important assumptions when appraising the evidence behind an intervention: that the data are genuine and that they represent the total body of relevant knowledge. Doubts have been growing about both. Research misconduct and selective reporting of clinical trials are undermining confidence in scientific data, and the response of the research establishment has been mixed. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.