573. Can Academic Fraud Be Stopped?

Probably not — the incentives are too strong. Scholarly publishing is a $28 billion global industry, with misconduct at every level. But a few reformers are gaining ground. (Part 2 of 2)

SOURCES:Max Bazerman • , professor of business administration at Harvard Business School. Leif Nelson • , professor of business administration at the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business. Brian Nosek • , professor of psychology at the University of Virginia and executive director at the Center for Open Science. Ivan Oransky • , distinguished journalist-in-residence at New York University, editor-in-chief of The Transmitter • , and co-founder of Retraction Watch.Joseph Simmons • , professor of applied statistics and operations, information, and decisions at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Uri Simonsohn • , professor of behavioral science at Esade Business School. Simine Vazire • , professor of psychology at the University of Melbourne and editor-in-chief of Psychological Science.

RESOURCES: • " The Harvard Professor and the Bloggers • ," by Noam Scheiber ( The New York Times, • 2023). • " They Studied Dishonesty. Was Their Work a Lie? • " by Gideon Lewis-Kraus ( The New Yorker, • 2023). • " Evolving Patterns of Extremely Productive Publishing Behavior Across Science • ," by John P.A. Ioannidis, Thomas A. Collins, and Jeroen Baas ( bioRxiv, • 2023). • " Hindawi Reveals Process for Retracting More Than 8,000 Paper Mill Articles • ," ( Retraction Watch, • 2023). • " Exclusive: Russian Site Says It Has Brokered Authorships for More Than 10,000 Researchers • ," ( Retraction Watch, • 2019). • " How Many Scientists Fabricate and Falsify Research? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Survey Data • ," by Daniele Fanelli ( PLOS One, • 2009).

EXTRAS: • " Why Is There So Much Fraud in Academia? • " by Freakonomics Radio • (2024). • " Freakonomics Goes to College, Part 1 • ," by Freakonomics Radio • (2012).