University Department of Chemistry, University Hospital Center "Sestre Milosrdnice", Zagreb, Croatia.
Biochem Med (Zagreb). 2013;23(1):12-5. doi: 10.11613/bm.2013.003.
By writing scientific articles we communicate science among colleagues and peers. By doing this, it is our responsibility to adhere to some basic principles like transparency and accuracy. Authors, journal editors and reviewers need to be concerned about the quality of the work submitted for publication and ensure that only studies which have been designed, conducted and reported in a transparent way, honestly and without any deviation from the truth get to be published. Any such trend or deviation from the truth in data collection, analysis, interpretation and publication is called bias. Bias in research can occur either intentionally or unintentionally. Bias causes false conclusions and is potentially misleading. Therefore, it is immoral and unethical to conduct biased research. Every scientist should thus be aware of all potential sources of bias and undertake all possible actions to reduce or minimize the deviation from the truth. This article describes some basic issues related to bias in research.
通过撰写科学论文，我们在同事和同行之间交流科学。通过这样做，我们有责任遵守一些基本原则，如透明度和准确性。作者、期刊编辑和审稿人需要关注提交发表的工作质量，并确保只有经过透明、诚实且没有任何偏离事实的设计、进行和报告的研究才能发表。任何在数据收集、分析、解释和发表方面的这种趋势或偏离事实的行为都被称为偏差。研究中的偏差可能是有意的，也可能是无意的。偏差会导致错误的结论，并具有潜在的误导性。因此，进行有偏差的研究是不道德和不道德的。因此，每个科学家都应该意识到所有潜在的偏差来源，并采取一切可能的行动来减少或最小化对事实的偏离。本文描述了与研究偏差相关的一些基本问题。
