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1 online resource (161 pages) |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Introduction to the First Edition; Introduction to the Second Edition; About the Author; PART A: Overview of Ethics Violations; Chapter 1 Research Misconduct: What Is It, Why Does It Happen, and How Do We Identify When It Happens?; What Constitutes Scientific Misconduct?; Crimes against Science; Falsifying and Fabricating of Data You've Collected; What Is It?; Why Does It Happen?; How Is It Caught?; Deliberate Omission of Known Data that Doesn't Agree with Your Hypotheses; What Is It?; Why Does It Happen?; How Is It Caught? |
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Misrepresenting Others' Previous WorksWhat Is It?; Why Does It Happen?; How Is It Caught?; Intentional Negligence in Acknowledgment of the Previous Works; What Is It?; Why Does It Happen?; How Is It Caught?; Crimes against Other Researchers; Passing Off Another Researcher's Data as One's Own; What Is It?; Why Does It Happen?; How Is It Caught?; Publication of Results without Consent of All the Authors; What Is It?; Why Does It Happen?; How Is It Caught?; Failure to Acknowledge All the Researchers Who Performed the Work; What Is It?; Why Does It Happen?; How Is It Caught? |
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Authorship and Intellectual PropertyRepeated Publication of Too Similar Results; What Is It?; Why Does It Happen?; How Is It Caught?; Breach of Confidentiality; What Is It?; Why Does It Happen?; How Is It Caught?; Other Types of Violations; Conflict of Interest Issues; What Is It?; Why Does It Happen?; How Is It Caught?; Violations During Peer Review; Citations and Professional Societies; Citations in Manuscripts; Professional Societies; Living Research Subjects; Bad Ethics vs. Bad Science; New Results That Prove Old Results Wrong; The Whistleblower's Dilemma; Wrapping Up |
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Chapter 2 What Are the Penalties for Committing Research Misconduct?Human or Animal Subjects; Wrapping Up; Chapter 3 Peer Review: What Is It and What Is Its Role in Scientific Misconduct?; Web 2.0 and Peer Review; Revisiting Vlad and Frank; Can Peer Reviewers Be Unethical?; Wrapping Up; Chapter 4 What Constitutes Responsible Conduct from the Point of View of Human/Animal Subjects in Research?; Personnel; Environmental Enrichment; Housing; Biosecurity; Biocontainment; Wrapping Up; Chapter 5 The Ethics of the Pharmaceutical Industry; The Approval of a Drug; Categories of Drugs |
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Orphan Drugs and Rare DiseaseNeglected Tropical Disease; Fast Track; Breakthrough Therapy; Priority Review; Accelerated Approval; Direct-to-Consumer Advertising; Wrapping Up; Chapter 6 Science and the Public; Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Autism; Climategate; HIV Vaccine; Animal Rights Groups; Bernard Kettlewell; The Electromagnetic Field and High-Tension Power Lines; Fracking and Pollution; Other Considerations; The Use of Celebrities to Engineer Consent or Sell Products; Science and the Environment; Wrapping Up; Chapter 7 The Role of Government in Science and Scientific Misconduct |
| Summary |
Providing the tools necessary for a robust debate, this fully revised and updated second edition of Ethics in Science: Ethical Misconduct in Scientific Research explains various forms of scientific misconduct. The first part describes a variety of ethical violations, why they occur, how they are handled, and what can be done to prevent them along with a discussion of the peer-review process. The second presents real-life case studies that review the known facts, allowing readers to decide for themselves whether an ethical violation has occurred and if so, what should be done. With 4 new chapters and an updated selection of case studies, this text provides resources for guided discussion of topical controversies and how to prevent scientific misconduct. Key Features: Fully revised and updated text which explains the various forms of scientific misconduct. New chapters include hot topics such as Ethics of the Pharmaceutical Industry, The Responsibility of Science to the Environment and Summary of Ethics Guidelines of STEM Professional Societies. Provides the necessary tools to lead students in the discussion of topical controversies. Includes descriptions of real ethical case studies, a number of which are new for the Second Edition. This book is applicable to any science and any level of education |
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Wrapping Up |
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Research -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Case studies
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Fraud in science -- Case studies
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SCIENCE -- Physics.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Material Science.
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Case studies of scientific controversies.
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Ethical Misconduct in Scientific Research.
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Ethical violations.
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Ethics in Science.
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Failure to acknowledge researchers.
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science and ethics.
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scientific misconduct.
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Topical controversies.
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Fraud in science
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Research -- Moral and ethical aspects
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781351974653 |
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1351974653 |
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