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Misconduct in research
Misconduct is not reported in biomedical journals in FranceEDITOR,--I was disappointed that Richard Smith was unable to list France among the countries having a system for tackling misconduct in research.1 It seems that misconduct occurs in northern Europe and avoids the Latin culture; is there an explanation? France is known for the quality of its research and should be one of the leading countries in all domains of science, including integrity.
Smith should not complain that Britain fails to respond to evidence of misconduct when compared with the rest of the world. Disclosure of information to peers and to the public through the lay press, as happens in Britain, does not occur in most countries. Only six countries have set up a commission on integrity, and in southern Europe it will probably take a generation to change people's attitudes.
Misconduct does exist in France but is not reported in
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