Redman Barbara K, Merz Jon F
Department of Medical Ethics, University of Pennsylvania, 3401 Market Street, Suite 320, Philadelphia, PA 19104-3308, USA.
Account Res. 2005 Jul-Sep;12(3):157-62. doi: 10.1080/08989620500216281.
The Office of Research Integrity has proposed a new definition of scientific misconduct that will substantively reduce the federal government's role of oversight of scientific practices. The standard is being changed despite the lack of evidence about the effects of current policies or understanding of why research misconduct occurs, how it can be detected and prevented, and the nature and effectiveness of sanctions. Given this lack of knowledge and the perception that the integrity of science is falling, we believe it would be unwise for the academic and scientific community to adopt this new standard.
科研诚信办公室提出了一项科学不端行为的新定义，这将大幅减少联邦政府对科学实践的监督作用。尽管缺乏关于现行政策效果的证据，也不了解研究不端行为为何发生、如何被发现和预防，以及制裁的性质和有效性，但这一标准仍在改变。鉴于这种知识的匮乏以及认为科学诚信正在下降的看法，我们认为学术和科学界采用这一新标准是不明智的。
