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Scientific misconduct

The ‘shades of grey’ in research integrity—Researchers admit to questionable research practices that they do not perceive to be serious

Marta Entradas, Yan Feng, Inês Carneiro e Sousa

published 12 Jan 2026

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VAR consultation patterns and their association with fouls and misconduct: An analysis of the top five European football leagues

Mohamad Nizam Nazarudin, Anwar P. P. Abdul Majeed, Rabiu Muazu Musa, Naresh Bhaskar Raj, Garry Kuan, Noor Azuan Abu Osman

published 24 Oct 2025

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Comparison of case-based learning and traditional lecture in teaching residents on research misconduct: a controlled before-and-after study

Lulin Chen, Yizhao Li, Xiaoyan Guo, Wei Liu

published 25 Apr 2025

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Citation penalties following sexual versus scientific misconduct allegations

Giulia Maimone, Gil Appel, Craig R. M. McKenzie, Ayelet Gneezy

published 05 Mar 2025

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How does company misconduct affect company survival risk?—evidence from China

Ling Lu

published 05 Dec 2024

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Mapping retracted articles and exploring regional differences in China, 2012–2023

Liping Shi, Xue Zhang, Xiaojun Ma, Xian Sun, Jiangping Li, Shulan He

published 02 Dec 2024

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Moral character and competence judgments of sexual harassers and fraudsters in academic and business contexts

Katarzyna Miazek, Konrad Bocian, Katarzyna Myslinska-Szarek

published 12 Nov 2024

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Is something rotten in the state of Denmark? Cross-national evidence for widespread involvement but not systematic use of questionable research practices across all fields of research

Jesper W. Schneider, Nick Allum, Jens Peter Andersen, Michael Bang Petersen, Emil B. Madsen, Niels Mejlgaard, Robert Zachariae

published 12 Aug 2024

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Scientific misconduct responsibility attribution: An empirical study on byline position and team identity in Chinese medical papers

Xiaoting Peng, Dehua Hu, Yi Guo, Hao Jiang, Xunsheng Wu, Qingyuan Hu

published 05 Aug 2024

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An analysis of retracted papers in Computer Science

Martin Shepperd, Leila Yousefi

published 09 May 2023

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Women’s representation as authors of retracted papers in the biomedical sciences

Ana-Catarina Pinho-Gomes, Carinna Hockham, Mark Woodward

published 03 May 2023

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Reflecting on motivations: How reasons to publish affect research behaviour in astronomy

Julia Heuritsch

published 06 Apr 2023

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Transparency in conducting and reporting research: A survey of authors, reviewers, and editors across scholarly disciplines

Mario Malički, IJsbrand Jan Aalbersberg, Lex Bouter, Adrian Mulligan, Gerben ter Riet

published 08 Mar 2023

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