Explore the diverse reasons behind research retractions, from data falsification to authorship disputes. Understand ethical violations in research: A typology of retraction reasons.
Career Consequences of Retractions: Longitudinal Study
Explore the long-term career impact of scientific retractions on authors in this comprehensive longitudinal study. Career consequences of retractions for authors: A longitudinal study.
Research Integrity Offices: Preventing Retractions
Discover how research integrity offices play a crucial role in preventing and managing retractions, ensuring ethical research practices and scientific reliability.
Retractions in Social Sciences: Unique Challenges
The number of retractions in 2023 was at an all-time high, underscoring the growing challenges facing the social sciences. Unlike the medical field, where retractions are relatively rare, the retraction rate in the social sciences has been steadily escalating, outpacing the rate of published papers over the past two decades. This alarming trend sheds light on the unique obstacles researchers in the social sciences must…
AI in Research: Ethics & Opportunities 2024
“The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do.” This quote by B.F. Skinner makes us think about how humans and artificial intelligence work together in research. We see the big benefits and the big challenges of using AI in research. AI tools help us do better research but bring up tough questions about being clear, accurate, and avoiding biases. Artificial…