Resnik David B
2S-17 Brody Building, The Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, USA.
Account Res. 2003 Apr-Jun;10(2):123-35. doi: 10.1080/08989620300508.
This essay proposes a new definition of scientific "misconduct," which is broader than the definition recently adopted by the U.S. government. According to the proposed definition, misconduct is a serious and intentional violation of accepted scientific practices, commonsense ethical norms, or research regulations in proposing, designing, conducting, reviewing, or reporting research. Punishable misconduct includes fabrication of data or experiments, falsification of data, plagiarism, or interference with a misconduct investigation. Misconduct does not include honest errors, differences of opinion, or ethically questionable research practices.
本文提出了一个关于科学“不当行为”的新定义，该定义比美国政府最近采用的定义更为宽泛。根据所提出的定义，不当行为是指在提出、设计、进行、评审或报告研究时，严重且故意地违反公认的科学实践、常识性道德规范或研究规定。应受惩处的不当行为包括伪造数据或实验、篡改数据、抄袭或干扰不当行为调查。不当行为不包括诚实的错误、意见分歧或道德上有问题的研究实践。
