Anonymous survey sheds light on research misconduct

A survey of several hundred biomedical scientists working in Belgium suggests research misconduct is prevalent in both academic and industrial circles, with around two-thirds of respondents admitting to at least one of a list of dubious practices over the past three years. Ethics researchers at the Catholic University of Leuven sent the anonymous email survey to 2000 academics and industry biomedics, who were asked whether they had committed or witnessed any of 22 actions of misconduct.