Stealing Into Print - Fraud, Plagiarism, and Misconduct in Scientific Publishing

"Difficult to put down. . . . I have studied these issues for the better part of a decade and learned from this book not only about new cases but also about the intersection of law, science, and government."—Daryl E. Chubin, author of Peerless Science: Peer Review in United States Science Policy

"Thoughtful, clear, and very well written . . . will be the basis of how the issues are defined, what the options and their problems are, and what other features lurk on the horizon."—Lawrence Badash, University of California, Santa Barbara

List of contents

Acknowledgments 

CHAPTER 1. WHEN INTERESTS COLLIDE: SOCIAL AND POLITICAL REACTIONS 
CHAPTER 2. CLASSIFYING VIOLATIONS 
CHAPTER 3. SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING: ORGANIZATION AND ECONOMICS 
CHAPTER 4. AUTHORSHIP 
CHAPTER 5. DECISION MAKING: EDITORS AND REFEREES 
CHAPTER 6. EXPOSURE: THE WHISTLEBLOWER, THE NEMESIS, AND THE PRESS 
CHAPTER 7. ACTION: INVESTIGATION AND EVIDENCE 
CHAPTER 8. RESOLUTION: CORRECTION, RETRACTION, PUNISHMENT 
CHAPTER 9. ON THE HORIZON 

Notes 
Selected Bibliography 
Index

About the author

Marcel LaFollette is Associate Research Professor of Science and Technology Policy at George Washington University. Author most recently of Making Science Our Own: Public Images of Science, 1910-1955 (1990), she is also editor or co-editor of several books in science studies.

Summary

An examination into the world of scientific publishing in which various incidents of misconduct take place. It focuses on the fragile 'peer review' process - the editorial system of seeking pre-publication opinions from experts. It is suitable for scientific community, policy makers, and the general public.

Product details

• Authors: Marcel C. Lafollette, Mc Lafollette, LaFollette Marcel C.
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.03.1996
• EAN: 9780520205130
• ISBN: 978-0-520-20513-0
• No. of pages: 293
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Journalism; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, SCIENCE / General, MATHEMATICS / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Mathematics & science, Publishing industry & book trade, Mathematics and science, Publishing and book trade