Experts paint gloomy picture for state of research integrity

RPN Live: Funders, universities and publishers need to coordinate better to tackle misconduct, say panellists

Violations of research integrity have “exploded” over the last four years, according to experts speaking at the RPN Live summit.

Funders, publishers and higher education institutions need to work together to stop the rise of instances of fabrication, falsification or plagiarism in the process of publishing research, they said.