The integrity of the scientific literature

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jan 1987 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Nature, volume 325, pages 207-214 (issn: 0028-0836, eissn: 1476-4687,

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Authors: Stewart, Walter W.; Feder, Ned;

doi: 10.1038/325207a0

pmid: 3808019

The integrity of the scientific literature

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Abstract

A case of admitted scientific fraud has shed new light on the system that ensures the integrity of the scientific literature. Certain lapses from generally accepted standards of research may be more frequent than is commonly believed.

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