Personal Experiences of Research Misconduct and the Response of Individual Academic Scientists
- 1 April 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Science, Technology, & Human Values
- Vol. 21 (2), 198-213
- https://doi.org/10.1177/016224399602100204
Abstract
From a national U.S. sample of senior academic biochemists, ninety-four indicated that they personally knew of an incident of scientific wrongdoing. Among these individuals, less formal actions against an offending individual were endorsed when either (1) actions were believed to have the potential to publicly embarrass the offending individual, or (2) the actions might adversely affect the professional career of the whistleblower. These relationships remain significant after controlling for professional status, career age, and current level of formal departmental administrative responsibility. Study limitations and implications are discussedKeywords
This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
- Perceptions of Research Misconduct and an Analysis of Their CorrelatesThe Journal of Higher Education, 1994
- A Social Control Perspective on Scientific MisconductThe Journal of Higher Education, 1994
- The Influence of Graduate Department Quality on the Sanctioning of Scientific MisconductThe Journal of Higher Education, 1991
- Misconduct in research: An issue of science policy and practiceMinerva, 1985
- Professional EthicsAmerican Journal of Sociology, 1983
- Professional Standing and Peer Consultation Status among Biological Scientists at a Summer Research LaboratorySocial Forces, 1977
- What Is and What Ought to Be: A Comparison of Certain Characteristics of the Ideological and Legal Styles of ThoughtAmerican Journal of Sociology, 1973
- Are high response rates essential to valid surveys?Social Science Research, 1972