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> They said, no, "It's a China thing." This needs to stop being an acceptable answer. Not just in academia, but also in politics, in business, in the naming o
by KirillPanov 6y ago
> They said, no, "It's a China thing."
This needs to stop being an acceptable answer.
Not just in academia, but also in politics, in business, in the naming of viral strains, ...
- marcus_holmes 6y agoIt's tricky. There are huge differences in culture that we don't appreciate. What we think of as ethical and honest doesn't match what that culture thinks of as ethical and honest. And there's no reason for them to think that we're right and they're wrong.
- physicsguy 6y agoIf you want to publish in western science journals, then you should be held to western standards for science, whether that's convenient or not. Not that we're perfect by any means!
- sn41 6y agoPlease do not bring relativism into science. There is no eastern science and western science. I am an Indian, and work very hard to conform to high standards of scruples and ethics. There are asymmetries like paucity of travel opportunities, lab equipment shortages etc. but we struggle just the same to provide good and trustworthy results. Please encourage everyone to do the same.
- Traster 6y agoI don't know if it's true that this is a particularly chinese thing. But I don't think it's impossible that a country with a very different culture has a very different attitude towards fraud and cheating and that manifests. If theere is more scientific fraud in one group of publishers we need to be aware and tackle that.