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Episode 42: Detecting Fraud in Science with dr. Elisabeth Bik
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In this episode we interviewed dr. Elisabeth Bik about detecting fraud in scientific publications. She is an expert in detecting image tampering and has already found problems resulting in the retraction of over 900 articles.
We talk with her about:
- The percentage of publications that have fraudulent images
- What steps to take if you find a fraudulent paper
- Why do serial offenders keep committing fraud
- How serious journals and institutions take this problem
- The drawbacks of exposing fraud
- How you can be more informed when reading papers
Follow Elisabeth on Twitter @MicrobiomDigest
If you have any questions, comments, suggestions, or papers we really need to read, you can reach out to us via our website: https://thestrugglingscientists.com/
Would you like to know more about becoming a guest on our podcast or sponsoring us? Then please check out the information on our website!
Find your next funding opportunity now with https://thestrugglingscientists.com/Astound and use the code StrugglingScientist for 25% discount Check out the amazing writing assistant Jenni at https://thestrugglingscientists.com/Jenni and use the code SCIENCE20 for 20% discount
80 episodes
Manage episode 346951016 series 3328406
In this episode we interviewed dr. Elisabeth Bik about detecting fraud in scientific publications. She is an expert in detecting image tampering and has already found problems resulting in the retraction of over 900 articles.
We talk with her about:
- The percentage of publications that have fraudulent images
- What steps to take if you find a fraudulent paper
- Why do serial offenders keep committing fraud
- How serious journals and institutions take this problem
- The drawbacks of exposing fraud
- How you can be more informed when reading papers
Follow Elisabeth on Twitter @MicrobiomDigest
If you have any questions, comments, suggestions, or papers we really need to read, you can reach out to us via our website: https://thestrugglingscientists.com/
Would you like to know more about becoming a guest on our podcast or sponsoring us? Then please check out the information on our website!
Find your next funding opportunity now with https://thestrugglingscientists.com/Astound and use the code StrugglingScientist for 25% discount Check out the amazing writing assistant Jenni at https://thestrugglingscientists.com/Jenni and use the code SCIENCE20 for 20% discount
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