Conceptualizing Fraudulent Studies as Viruses: New Models for Handling Retractions

Autor/inn/en	Montgomery, Kathleen; Oliver, Amalya L.
Titel	Conceptualizing Fraudulent Studies as Viruses: New Models for Handling Retractions
Quelle	In: Minerva: A Review of Science, Learning and Policy, 55 (2017) 1, S.49-64 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Montgomery, Kathleen)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0026-4695
DOI	10.1007/s11024-016-9311-z
Schlagwörter	Public Health; Governance; Microbiology; Knowledge Management; Models; Holistic Approach; Comparative Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gesundheitswesen; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Mikrobiologie; Wissensmanagement; Analogiemodell; Holistischer Ansatz
Abstract	This paper addresses the growing problem of retractions in the scientific literature of publications that contain bad data (i.e., fabricated, falsified, or containing error), also called "false science." While the problem is particularly acute in the biomedical literature because of the life-threatening implications when treatment recommendations and decisions are based on false science, it is relevant for any knowledge domain, including the social sciences, law, and education. Yet current practices for handling retractions are seen as inadequate. We use the metaphor of a virus to illustrate how such studies can spread and contaminate the knowledge system, when they continue to be treated as valid. We suggest drawing from public health models designed to prevent the spread of biological viruses and compare the strengths and weaknesses of the current governance model of professional self-regulation with a proposed public health governance model. The paper concludes by considering the value of adding a triple-helix model that brings industry into the university-state governance mechanisms and incorporates bibliometric capabilities needed for a holistic treatment of the retraction process. (As Provided).
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