By bringing cases of potential plagiarism out into the open, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have shed light on the peer-review process and scientific publication.
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Mar 5, 2009
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(AP) -- A scientific journal has retracted a controversial paper claiming to have created the first human sperm from embryonic stem cells.
Biotechnology
Jul 31, 2009
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The Washington Post has suspended a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for three months for lifting material from another US newspaper.
Internet
Mar 17, 2011
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A Washington Post writer whose blog posts triggered editor's notes for "serious factual errors" and what was described as a "significant ethical lapse" has resigned from the newspaper.
Internet
Apr 17, 2012
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With federally funded research under growing scrutiny from the public, researchers face more pressure than ever to defend their work and make ethical decisions regarding their research process. However, a new study from sociologists ...
Social Sciences
Jul 31, 2015
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An approach to teaching young children the principles of writing and literacy that prohibits them from borrowing from our common cultural landscape is a problematic one, according to a University of Illinois professor who ...
Social Sciences
Apr 15, 2010
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Research by the University of the Balearic Islands has analysed the phenomenon of academic plagiarism among secondary school students. The study, published in the journal Comunicar, confirms that this practice is widespread ...
Mar 27, 2015
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Should peer review detect fraud and misconduct? What does it do for science and what does the scientific community want it to do? Will it illuminate good ideas or shut them down? Should reviewers remain anonymous?
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Sep 8, 2009
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