Research integrity: nine ways to move from talk to walk

Research integrity: nine ways to move from talk to walk

Research integrity: 9 ways to walk the walk

Over the past two decades, there have been plenty of declarations that outline the components of trustworthy research and the principles of research integrity. There have also been shocking cases of fraud, alarming rates of questionable research practices and foot-dragging on retractions and corrections, write political scientist Niels Mejlgaard and 20 colleagues. Their long-term study on improving research integrity reveals nine ways institutions are trying to make things better, from preventing hypercompetition to offering incentives for data sharing.

Nature | 10 min read