Addressing Author Misconduct: The Role of Researchers, Journals, and Institutions
Thursday 20 September, 2012
12 - 2pm, $0
Columbia University, Faculty House
400 West 117 Street, Seminar Rooms
We hold the published scientific record in such high regard because we expect that it accurately reflects the results of research. But what happens when researchers tinker with their results, either with good or bad intent? Join us for "Addressing Author Misconduct: The Role of Researchers, Journals, and Institutions" to explore these questions and more. This panel discussion will take place on Thursday, September 20, at noon in Columbia's Faculty House. The event is free and open to the public.
Though not a new issue, academic author misconduct has been in the spotlight due to recent high-profile cases such as that of Dutch social psychologist Diederik Stapel. Many are calling for more coordination among journals, research institutions, and research leaders across the globe in dealing with the range of issues broadly described as "misconduct." At the same time, a high volume of submissions, alongside widely available digital publishing software, has put increasing pressure on journals to inspect papers for signs of questionable practices or even data manipulation. How can journals and institutions best educate researchers about misconduct and coordinate their efforts to address it? Are there ways to take more advantage of the post-publication review processes and open discussions that are occurring organically on the Web? And when misconduct is discovered, how can the digital scientific record best be corrected?
The panel will consider the issue from diverse perspectives:
Liz Williams is Executive Editor of The Journal of Cell Biology.
Martin Frank is Executive Director of the American Physiological Society.
Katja Brose is Editor of the journal Neuron.
Naomi Schrag is the Associate Vice President for Research Compliance at Columbia University
This event, cosponsored by the Columbia University Scholarly Communication Program and the Office of Research Compliance and Training, is the first event this academic year in the speaker series Research Without Borders: The Changing World of Scholarly Communication. Follow the discussion live on Twitter at https://twitter.com/ScholarlyComm or by using the hashtag #rwob. For information about Research Without Borders, and to watch a webcast of the event, please visit the Scholarly Communication Program website at http://scholcomm.columbia.edu/.
Though not a new issue, academic author misconduct has been in the spotlight due to recent high-profile cases such as that of Dutch social psychologist Diederik Stapel. Many are calling for more coordination among journals, research institutions, and research leaders across the globe in dealing with the range of issues broadly described as "misconduct." At the same time, a high volume of submissions, alongside widely available digital publishing software, has put increasing pressure on journals to inspect papers for signs of questionable practices or even data manipulation. How can journals and institutions best educate researchers about misconduct and coordinate their efforts to address it? Are there ways to take more advantage of the post-publication review processes and open discussions that are occurring organically on the Web? And when misconduct is discovered, how can the digital scientific record best be corrected?
The panel will consider the issue from diverse perspectives:
Liz Williams is Executive Editor of The Journal of Cell Biology.
Martin Frank is Executive Director of the American Physiological Society.
Katja Brose is Editor of the journal Neuron.
Naomi Schrag is the Associate Vice President for Research Compliance at Columbia University
This event, cosponsored by the Columbia University Scholarly Communication Program and the Office of Research Compliance and Training, is the first event this academic year in the speaker series Research Without Borders: The Changing World of Scholarly Communication. Follow the discussion live on Twitter at https://twitter.com/ScholarlyComm or by using the hashtag #rwob. For information about Research Without Borders, and to watch a webcast of the event, please visit the Scholarly Communication Program website at http://scholcomm.columbia.edu/.