Practices related to research misconduct seem to have been multiplied in recent years. Many cases of scientific fraud have been exposed publicly, and journals and academic institutions have deployed different measures ...

Cases of misconduct in research and scientific publications have populated the headings of both national and international news lately. There are no borders regarding incidence of misconduct in developed, developing or ...

The goal of the Open Access movement is to promote free access to scientific literature. From its creation in the nineties it has been a fundamental support to the democratization of knowledge. In the last years, however, ...

Plagiarism is a serious, yet widespread type of research misconduct, and is often neglected in developing countries. Despite its far-reaching implications, plagiarism is poorly acknowledged and discussed in the academic ...

The objective of this work is to show that questions about ethics and integrity in research should be addressed from the discussion about the responsibility of the scientist and also of collective responsibility. This ...