Saurin Tarcisio Abreu
DEPROT/UFRGS (Industrial Engineering and Transportation Department, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul), Av. Osvaldo Aranha, 99, 5. andar, Porto Alegre, RS, CEP 90035-190, Brazil.
Sci Eng Ethics. 2016 Dec;22(6):1849-1854. doi: 10.1007/s11948-015-9735-0. Epub 2015 Nov 25.
While ethics in publishing has been increasingly debated, there seems to be a lack of a theoretical framework for making sense of existing rules of behavior as well as for designing, managing and enforcing such rules. This letter argues that systems-oriented disciplines, such as complexity science and human factors, offer insights into new ways of dealing with ethics in publishing. Some examples of insights are presented. Also, a call is made for empirical studies that unveil the context and details of both retracted papers and the process of writing and publishing academic papers. This is expected to shed light on the complexity of the publication system as well as to support the development of a just culture, in which all participants are accountable.
虽然出版伦理问题日益受到争议，但似乎缺乏一个理论框架来理解现有行为规则，以及设计、管理和执行这些规则。本文认为，诸如复杂性科学和人因学等面向系统的学科，为处理出版伦理问题提供了新的思路。文中给出了一些思路示例。此外，呼吁开展实证研究，揭示撤稿论文以及学术论文写作与发表过程的背景和细节。这有望阐明出版系统的复杂性，并支持发展一种公正文化，使所有参与者都能承担责任。
