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The debate about scientic dishonesty over the last few years has revealed differences and confusion regarding scientic dishonesty. Every branch of science ought to have well-established criteria for scientic dishonesty, to be able to distinguish between sloppy science and dishonest science. Sc. dishonest behaviour is characterized by being dishonest or reckless, and by twisting the scientic message. The aim of this article is to a) provide a list of criteria to dene scientic dishonesty, and b) exemplify and discuss specic linguistic aspects of the discussion. Furthermore it will be argued that agreeing on common rules is not enough as general rules can be interpreted differently. Therefore a common judgement is necessary, i.e. a committee, either local or national. It is recommended that any local institution establishes a committee of their own.