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All authors, including coauthors, are expected to have made reasonable attempts to check findings submitted to academic journals for publication. In some cases coauthors of faked research have been accused of inappropriate behavior or research misconduct for failing to verify reports authored by others or by a commercial sponsor. Examples include the case of [[Gerald Schatten]] who co-authored with [[Hwang Woo-Suk]], the case of  Professor Geoffrey Chamberlain who co-authored papers with [[Malcolm Pearce]] (see [http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/310/6994/1547?ijkey=96921f60856061f95125fe2d11452a1a4e7623f3&keytype2=tf_ipsecsha lessons from the Pearce affair]), and the coauthors with [[Jan Hendrik Schön]] at [[Bell Laboratories]]. More recent cases include [http://www.the-scientist.com/news/home/24445/ Charles Nemeroff], then the editor-in-chief of ''Neuropsychopharmacology'', and the so-called  [http://www.doctorsintegrity.org/blumsohn.htm Sheffield Actonel affair].

All authors, including coauthors, are expected to have made reasonable attempts to check findings submitted to academic journals for publication. In some cases coauthors of faked research have been accused of inappropriate behavior or research misconduct for failing to verify reports authored by others or by a commercial sponsor. Examples include the case of [[Gerald Schatten]] who co-authored with [[Hwang Woo-Suk]], the case of  Professor Geoffrey Chamberlain who co-authored papers with [[Malcolm Pearce]] (see [http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/310/6994/1547?ijkey=96921f60856061f95125fe2d11452a1a4e7623f3&keytype2=tf_ipsecsha lessons from the Pearce affair]), and the coauthors with [[Jan Hendrik Schön]] at [[Bell Laboratories]]. More recent cases include [http://www.the-scientist.com/news/home/24445/ Charles Nemeroff], then the editor-in-chief of ''Neuropsychopharmacology'', and the so-called  [http://www.doctorsintegrity.org/blumsohn.htm Sheffield Actonel affair].

In addition, authors are expected to keep all study data for later examination even after publication. Both scientific and academic censure can result from a failure to keep primary data; the case of Dr. [[Ranjit Chandra]] of [[Memorial University of Newfoundland]] provides a good example of this<ref> O'Neil-Yates, Chris: The Secret Life of Dr. Chandra. The National (CBC Newscast). 30 January 2006, http://www.cbc.ca/national/news/chandra/</ref>. Many scientific journals also require that authors provide information to allow readers to determine whether the authors may have commercial or non-commercial [[conflict of interest|conflicts of interest]]. Outlined in the author disclosure statement for the [[American Journal of Human Biology]]<ref>http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jabout/37873/ForAuthors.html?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0</ref>, this is a policy more common in scientific fields where funding often comes from corporate sources.  Authors are also commonly required to provide information about ethical aspects of research, particularly where research involves human or animal participants or use of biological material. Provision of incorrect information to journals may be regarded as misconduct. Financial pressures on universities have encouraged this type of misconduct. The majority of recent cases of alleged misconduct involving undisclosed conflicts of interest or failure of the authors to have seen scientific data involve collaborative research between scientists and biotechnology companies ([http://www.the-scientist.com/news/home/24445/ Nemeroff],  [http://www.slate.com/id/2133061/ Blumsohn]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_authorship]

In addition, authors are expected to keep all study data for later examination even after publication. Both scientific and academic censure can result from a failure to keep primary data; the case of Dr. [[Ranjit Chandra]] of [[Memorial University of Newfoundland]] provides a good example of this (O'Neil-Yates, Chris: The Secret Life of Dr. Chandra. The National (CBC Newscast). 30 January 2006, [http://www.cbc.ca/national/news/chandra/]). Many scientific journals also require that authors provide information to allow readers to determine whether the authors may have commercial or non-commercial [[conflict of interest|conflicts of interest]]. Outlined in the author disclosure statement for the [[American Journal of Human Biology]][http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jabout/37873/ForAuthors.html], this is a policy more common in scientific fields where funding often comes from corporate sources.  Authors are also commonly required to provide information about ethical aspects of research, particularly where research involves human or animal participants or use of biological material. Provision of incorrect information to journals may be regarded as misconduct. Financial pressures on universities have encouraged this type of misconduct. The majority of recent cases of alleged misconduct involving undisclosed conflicts of interest or failure of the authors to have seen scientific data involve collaborative research between scientists and biotechnology companies ([http://www.the-scientist.com/news/home/24445/ Nemeroff],  [http://www.slate.com/id/2133061/ Blumsohn]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_authorship]

==See also==

==See also==