Institute of Organic Chemistry, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, 38106, Germany.
The co-authors are all members of the, International Organization for Chemical Sciences in Development, Namur, Belgium.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2020 Feb 3;59(6):2150-2154. doi: 10.1002/anie.201911889. Epub 2019 Dec 4.
In chemistry and other sciences, hype has become commonplace, compounded by the hypocrisy of those who tolerate or encourage it while disapproving of the consequences. This reduces the credibility and trust upon which all science depends for support. Hype and hypocrisy are but first steps down a slippery slope towards falsification of results and dissemination of fake science. Systemic drivers in the contemporary structure of the science establishment encourage exaggeration and may lure the individual into further steps along the hype-hypocrisy-falsification-fakery continuum. Collective, concerted intervention is required to effectively discourage entry to this dangerous pathway and to restore and protect the probity and reputation of the science system. Chemists must play and active role in this effort.
在化学和其他科学领域，炒作已经变得很普遍，那些容忍或鼓励炒作的人的虚伪更是加剧了这种现象，而他们却不赞成炒作带来的后果。这降低了所有科学赖以获得支持的可信度和信任度。炒作和虚伪只是滑向伪造结果和传播虚假科学的第一步。当代科学机构结构中的系统性驱动因素鼓励夸大其词，可能会诱使个人进一步沿着炒作-虚伪-伪造-造假这条连续体走下去。需要采取集体协调的干预措施，有效地阻止人们进入这条危险的道路，并恢复和保护科学体系的正直和声誉。化学家必须在这一努力中发挥积极作用。
