Buch, Englisch, 182 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm
The Rules of Academic Research
Buch, Englisch, 182 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm
ISBN: 978-90-8728-230-1
Verlag: Leiden University Press
The growing attention for scientific integrity is part of a wider culture of professionalization and accountability - which appears to signal that integrity is no longer self-evident as a core value of professional conduct. Examples abound.
But what is scientific integrity? Why does it matter? What are the issues, and what is at stake? What do we know about the nature and scope of violations of scientific integrity? In this book, Kees Schuyt explores the concept of integrity, describes various cases of fraud and other types of dishonest behaviour in research practice, and offers a reflective and pragmatic framework for handling transgressions against the rules of academic research. Drawing on a wide variety of historical examples, Schuyt looks into matters ranging from the codification of scientific integrity to the difference between misconduct, questionable practices, and honest errors, and the uses and abuses of the notion of plagiarism. Last but not least, he considers how the norms and values of academic research can best be transmitted to students and new generations of researchers.
Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Kultur-, Wissenschafts- & Technologiepolitik
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Wissenschaftstheorie, Wissenschaftsphilosophie
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Forschungsmethodik, Wissenschaftliche Ausstattung
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Wissenschaftspolitik, Wissenschaftsförderung
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Wissenschaften: Theorie, Epistemologie, Methodik
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Table of contents
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1: Academic integrity: an exploration of an elusive concept
1.1 Discredited by fraud
1.2 Integrity as a standard that is linked to one’s position
1.3 Integrity as a standard for one’s own behavior
1.4 Scientific values and the basic standards of integrity
1.5 Scientific integrity in practice: an initial exploration
Chapter 2: The codification of behavioral standards for scientific research
2.1 Muddying the waters of science: the Stapel affair
2.2 Some examples of fraud
2.3 Four conceptual distinctions
2.4 The emergence of norms in scientific practice
2.5 A case study: the codification of norms in the Netherlands
2.6 The Netherlands Code of Conduct for Scientific Practice of 2004/2012/2014
2.7 The Netherlands Code of Conduct for Research Integrity of 2018
Chapter 3: Scientific fraud: lessons from history
3.1 A new phenomenon?
3.2 What phenomenon? A more precise definition of scientific fraud
3.3 A frequent phenomenon?
3.4 Do performance pressure and dishonesty go hand in hand?
3.5 Commissioned research: under pressure to adjust?
3.6 Towards an explanation of scientific fraud?
Chapter 4: Addressing scientific integrity complaints
4.1 The establishment of committees for scientific integrity
4.2 The complaint procedure in the Netherlands: the legal framework
4.3 The current complaint procedure
4.4 Principles of fair trial in addressing fraud complaints
4.5 Setting the boundaries: practical problems and examples
Chapter 5: Plagiarism and self-plagiarism
5.1 Violation of the basic rules of academia
5.2 Taking credit for other people’s work
5.3 Scope and frequency of plagiarism
5.4 Self-plagiarism
5.5 Plagiarism complaints: power and reporting
Chapter 6: Frequently asked questions about scientific integrity
6.1 Who can complain about whom? To which authority?
6.2 Matters worthy of complaint (I): fabrication and falsification
6.3 Matters worthy of complaint (II): co-authorship
6.4 Is there a statute of limitations for scientific misconduct?
6.5 Minor errors, major negligence and questionable research practices
Chapter 7: Integrity: regulation, prevention, instruction
7.1 Trust in science: self-correction and self-regulation
7.2 A closer look at the system of self-regulation
7.3 Three conditions for self-regulation
7.4 Prevention of fraud and misconduct: integrity policy
7.5 Can integrity be learned? Education in science ethics and other skills
7.6 Ten rules of scientific integrity
7.7 What can we learn from integrity?
Works cited
Index
