Research on research integrity has been growing since the early 1990s. From theoretical reflections on its definition to empirical studies on the incidence of misconduct, research integrity is becoming a proper research subject in several academic fields.
As part of its Resources mission, Ofis reviewed publications on research integrity every month over a year. The results of this watch were summarised in a monthly bulletin.
You can now find the latest news on research on research integrity in the Ofis’ newsletter selection (in French only).
Bulletins
2023/2024
N° 12
February 2024
Focus: Environmental research: self-censorship among young scientists
N° 3
April 2023
Focus: Benford’s Law and scientific publishing
(only available in French)
N° 1
February 2023
Focus : Safeguarding science from political meddling
(only available in French)
N° 0
January 2023
Focus: ChatGPT and pressure to publish
(only available in French)
Methods
Keywords related to scientific integrity and related fields (research integrity, responsible conduct of research, etc.) were used in 4 databases (EBSCO, Web of Science, Science Direct and PLOS ONE).
The search was performed in both French and English.
Based on the reading of titles and abstracts, all scientific papers addressing research integrity matters were considered. Opinions from researchers and preprints were also taken into account.
The primary objective of this scientific watch was to give visibility to research on research integrity. Not all the articles cited were necessarily read in full. We shared articles even when they were not in open access.
This strategy was completed by the addition of relevant references cited in the selected papers or identified in parallel. Using an alert system, papers are often identified a few weeks/months after publication. Therefore, bulletins may refer to articles published before the current month.
Scientific watch requires processing a large number of papers and does not allow us to assess the editorial practices of each journal. If the practices of any of them seem questionable to you, do not hesitate to report it.
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