This website is dedicated to taking inventory of scientific publications for which research misconduct has been assessed. However, dealing with scientific misconduct is not straightforward! Therefore, this website also aims at being a platform for discussing the issue of research integrity in general, in particular via the blog.

According to a note in Nature in 2005, one in three scientists confessed to having misbehaved in the past three years. Such an incidence is of high concern since misconduct damages science, and consequently undermines public’s trust in science. By making erroneous publications and misbehaviours known in the scientific community, we aim at promoting integrity in research.

Cases are classified into three categories:

• Data-related misconduct: falsification, fabrication and plagiarism;
• Publication-related misconduct: non respect of editorial policies and standards;
• Research practice misconduct: unethical treatment of research subjects.

Please note that this database is based on your contributions: thank you for reporting any misconduct you know about. Once registered, you will also be able to comment and discuss any report.

Finally, you can search for specific publications within the list of papers reported on this website, or simply browse through the list.

Nota Bene: Because misconduct definitions and policies differ among institutions, each publication is accompanied by the corresponding assessment of misconduct as well as users comments. More information about scientific misconduct can be found in the About section or by following our Links.

Questions, suggestions, comments? Do not hesitate to contact us at contact@scientificredcards.org!