Males Are Overrepresented among Life Science Researchers Committing Scientific Misconduct

ABSTRACT A review of the United States Office of Research Integrity annual reports identified 228 individuals who have committed misconduct, of which 94% involved fraud. Analysis of the data by career stage and gender revealed that misconduct occurred across the entire career spectrum from trainee t...

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Autores principales:	Ferric C. Fang, Joan W. Bennett, Arturo Casadevall
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Publicado:	American Society for Microbiology 2013
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e3f192caedaf4afa88d71719f1bb0e7c2021-11-15T15:40:24ZMales Are Overrepresented among Life Science Researchers Committing Scientific Misconduct10.1128/mBio.00640-122150-7511https://doaj.org/article/e3f192caedaf4afa88d71719f1bb0e7c2013-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00640-12https://doaj.org/toc/2150-7511ABSTRACT A review of the United States Office of Research Integrity annual reports identified 228 individuals who have committed misconduct, of which 94% involved fraud. Analysis of the data by career stage and gender revealed that misconduct occurred across the entire career spectrum from trainee to senior scientist and that two-thirds of the individuals found to have committed misconduct were male. This exceeds the overall proportion of males among life science trainees and faculty. These observations underscore the need for additional efforts to understand scientific misconduct and to ensure the responsible conduct of research. IMPORTANCE As many of humanity’s greatest problems require scientific solutions, it is critical for the scientific enterprise to function optimally. Misconduct threatens the scientific enterprise by undermining trust in the validity of scientific findings. We have examined specific demographic characteristics of individuals found to have committed research misconduct in the life sciences. Our finding that misconduct occurs across all stages of career development suggests that attention to ethical aspects of the conduct of science should not be limited to those in training. The observation that males are overrepresented among those who commit misconduct implies a gender difference that needs to be better understood in any effort to promote research integrity.Ferric C. FangJoan W. BennettArturo CasadevallAmerican Society for MicrobiologyarticleMicrobiologyQR1-502ENmBio, Vol 4, Iss 1 (2013)
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spellingShingle	Microbiology QR1-502 Ferric C. Fang Joan W. Bennett Arturo Casadevall Males Are Overrepresented among Life Science Researchers Committing Scientific Misconduct
description	ABSTRACT A review of the United States Office of Research Integrity annual reports identified 228 individuals who have committed misconduct, of which 94% involved fraud. Analysis of the data by career stage and gender revealed that misconduct occurred across the entire career spectrum from trainee to senior scientist and that two-thirds of the individuals found to have committed misconduct were male. This exceeds the overall proportion of males among life science trainees and faculty. These observations underscore the need for additional efforts to understand scientific misconduct and to ensure the responsible conduct of research. IMPORTANCE As many of humanity’s greatest problems require scientific solutions, it is critical for the scientific enterprise to function optimally. Misconduct threatens the scientific enterprise by undermining trust in the validity of scientific findings. We have examined specific demographic characteristics of individuals found to have committed research misconduct in the life sciences. Our finding that misconduct occurs across all stages of career development suggests that attention to ethical aspects of the conduct of science should not be limited to those in training. The observation that males are overrepresented among those who commit misconduct implies a gender difference that needs to be better understood in any effort to promote research integrity.
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title	Males Are Overrepresented among Life Science Researchers Committing Scientific Misconduct
title_short	Males Are Overrepresented among Life Science Researchers Committing Scientific Misconduct
title_full	Males Are Overrepresented among Life Science Researchers Committing Scientific Misconduct
title_fullStr	Males Are Overrepresented among Life Science Researchers Committing Scientific Misconduct
title_full_unstemmed	Males Are Overrepresented among Life Science Researchers Committing Scientific Misconduct
title_sort	males are overrepresented among life science researchers committing scientific misconduct
publisher	American Society for Microbiology
publishDate	2013
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Males Are Overrepresented among Life Science Researchers Committing Scientific Misconduct

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