Dealing with research misconduct in the United Kingdom

BMJ 1998;316:1726-1733 ( 6 June )

Education and debate

Dealing with research misconduct in the United Kingdom

An American perspective on research integrity

Conduct unbecoming $---$ the MRC's approach

An editor's response to fraudsters

Deception: difficulties and initiatives

Honest advice from Denmark

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After years of inactivity over the problem of research misconduct in the United Kingdom, there is now an enthusiasm and drive to do something. But how should medical fraud be tackled? Representativesfrom medical journals (both British and American), the MedicalResearch Council, a medical school and a medical charity, anda member of the Danish Committee on Medical Dishonesty give their views on this important topic.

Editorial by Smith
News by White

Drummond Rennie, deputy editor (west), JAMA.

Institute for Health Policy Studies, San Francisco, CA94109, USA

rennie@itsa.ucsf.edu

An allegation of scientific fraud can ruin the careers of both the accused and the accuser, divide faculties, bring a research institution's functions to a halt, provide a field day for themedia, and, when the scientific establishment is unprepared, resultin a loss of confidence in the entire research enterprise. Yet,despite repeated demonstrations that this is the case, scientistsare still reluctant to face up to such an unpleasant problem.Three years ago, at a meeting on research misconduct held by . . . [Full text of this article]

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