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All scientists should sign on top of their papers that what they write is truthful. See also https://datacolada.org/98 https://datacolada.org/98
by JohnKemeny 3y ago
All scientists should sign on top of their papers that what they write is truthful.
See also https://datacolada.org/98 https://datacolada.org/98
- etrautmann 3y agoThat’s so fundamentally core to the idea of authoring a paper that it would be fundamentally useless. Anyone knowingly publishing fraudulent data will not be deterred by a signature. It’s already career ending if discovered.
- anonymouskimmer 3y agoGP forgot the /s I had read GP's link prior to this. It's about a researcher claiming that signing a truthfulness statement beforehand reduced lying, but that very research was tampered with.
- pvaldes 3y agoThat would for sure deter the serial liars. It was assumed by default that scientists don't lie (and researchers are signing their articles since thousands of years). Innocent until proven guilty is a better system, but... lets add even more bureaucracy to publish, is not insulting enough yet.
- anonymouskimmer 3y agoGP forgot the /s. If you haven't yet, GP's link is humorously topical.