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Correlation between journal metrics-based academic evaluation and researchers' ethics. 基于期刊指标的学术评价与研究人员职业道德之间的相关性。

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Accountability in Research-Policies and Quality Assurance Pub Date : 2025-05-01 Epub Date: 2023-12-18 DOI: 10.1080/08989621.2023.2295415

Lidija Ivanović, Philipp Baaden, Miloš Jovanović, Dragan Ivanović

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Mismatch in perceptions of the quality of supervision and research data management as an area of concern: Results from a university-wide survey of the research integrity culture at a Belgian university. 对监督和研究数据管理质量不匹配的看法是一个值得关注的领域：比利时一所大学研究诚信文化的全校性调查结果。

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Accountability in Research-Policies and Quality Assurance Pub Date : 2025-05-01 Epub Date: 2024-02-19 DOI: 10.1080/08989621.2024.2318245

Steven De Peuter, K Dierickx, M Meganck, I Lerouge, W Vandevelde, G Storms

{"title":"Mismatch in perceptions of the quality of supervision and research data management as an area of concern: Results from a university-wide survey of the research integrity culture at a Belgian university.","authors":"Steven De Peuter, K Dierickx, M Meganck, I Lerouge, W Vandevelde, G Storms","doi":"10.1080/08989621.2024.2318245","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08989621.2024.2318245","url":null,"abstract":"Researchers of KU Leuven, a large Belgian university, were invited to complete a bespoke questionnaire assessing their attitudes toward research integrity and the local research culture, with specific emphasis on the supervision of junior researchers. A total of 7,353 invitations were sent via e-mail and 1,866 responses were collected (25.3% response rate), of which 1,723 responses are reported upon here. Some of the findings are relevant to the broader research community. Whereas supervisors evaluated their supervision of junior researchers almost unanimously as positive, fewer supervisees evaluated it as such. Data management emerged as an area of concern, both in terms of reviewing raw data and of data storage. More female than male professors emphasized open communication and supported their supervisees' professional development and personal well-being. At the same time, fewer female professors felt safe to speak up than male professors. Finally, researchers who obtained their master's degree outside Europe evaluated their supervision and KU Leuven's research culture more positively than researchers with a master's degree from KU Leuven. The results of the survey were fed back to the university's board and several bodies and served as input to update the university's research policy. Faculties and departments received a detailed report.","PeriodicalId":50927,"journal":{"name":"Accountability in Research-Policies and Quality Assurance","volume":" ","pages":"580-611"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139906853","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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More ethics in the laboratory, please! Scientists' perspectives on ethics in the preclinical phase. 请提供更多实验室伦理方面的信息！科学家对临床前阶段伦理的看法。

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Accountability in Research-Policies and Quality Assurance Pub Date : 2025-05-01 Epub Date: 2024-01-18 DOI: 10.1080/08989621.2023.2294996

Paola Buedo, Eugenia Prieto, Jolanta Perek-Białas, Idalina Odziemczyk-Stawarz, Marcin Waligora

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Ten Years later: Assessments of the integrity of publications from one research group with multiple retractions. 十年之后：对一个多次撤回论文的研究小组所发表论文的完整性进行评估。

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Accountability in Research-Policies and Quality Assurance Pub Date : 2025-05-01 Epub Date: 2023-12-20 DOI: 10.1080/08989621.2023.2295996

Andrew Grey, Alison Avenell, Mark J Bolland

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Bad apples or systematic problem? Is Italy struggling with maintaining high level of research integrity? 坏苹果还是系统性问题？意大利是否在努力保持高水平的研究诚信？

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Accountability in Research-Policies and Quality Assurance Pub Date : 2025-05-01 Epub Date: 2024-02-15 DOI: 10.1080/08989621.2024.2318230

Daniel Pizzolato

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Inverted U-Shaped relationship between team size and citation impact: Mediating role of responsibility diffusion. 团队规模与引文影响力之间的倒 U 型关系：责任扩散的中介作用

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Accountability in Research-Policies and Quality Assurance Pub Date : 2025-05-01 Epub Date: 2024-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/08989621.2023.2300255

Yetong Gan, Jialin Liu, Yixuan Zhao, Mengxiao Zhu, Gaofeng Wang

{"title":"Inverted U-Shaped relationship between team size and citation impact: Mediating role of responsibility diffusion.","authors":"Yetong Gan, Jialin Liu, Yixuan Zhao, Mengxiao Zhu, Gaofeng Wang","doi":"10.1080/08989621.2023.2300255","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08989621.2023.2300255","url":null,"abstract":"Despite the increasing prominence of research collaboration, a growing number of studies have confirmed that increasing team size can have limited performance benefits. However, the mechanism of this phenomenon has yet to be established. This study, therefore, quantified responsibility diffusion based on author contribution information and explored its mediating role in the relationship between collaboration size and citation impact (citation count in a four-year window). The results show the following: (1) An inverted U-shaped relationship exists between team size and citation count. (2) Responsibility diffusion plays a partial mediating role between team size and citation count. (3) As team size increases, the degree of responsibility diffusion increases. Lastly, (4) responsibility diffusion has an inverted U-shaped curvilinear relationship with citation count (e.g., a moderate degree of responsibility diffusion has the highest impact). These findings offer a new understanding of the mechanism by which collaboration size influences research performance. This study also has practical implications for solving research collaboration dilemmas based on a group-cognition perspective.","PeriodicalId":50927,"journal":{"name":"Accountability in Research-Policies and Quality Assurance","volume":" ","pages":"509-529"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139075788","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The definition of research misconduct should be stated in the abstract when reporting research on research misconduct. 在报告有关研究不当行为的研究时，应在摘要中说明研究不当行为的定义。

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Accountability in Research-Policies and Quality Assurance Pub Date : 2025-05-01 Epub Date: 2024-01-24 DOI: 10.1080/08989621.2024.2306538

Rafael Dal-Ré, Ana Marušić

{"title":"The definition of research misconduct should be stated in the abstract when reporting research on research misconduct.","authors":"Rafael Dal-Ré, Ana Marušić","doi":"10.1080/08989621.2024.2306538","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08989621.2024.2306538","url":null,"abstract":"Research integrity is the cornerstone for a reliable and trustworthy science. Research misconduct is classically defined as fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism. To be considered as such, the action must have been committed with the intent to mislead or deceive. There are many other research misbehaviors such as duplication, fake-peer review or lack of disclosure of conflicts of interest, that are often included in the definition of research misconduct in codes, policies, and professional documents. The definition of research misconduct varies among countries and institutions, the seriousness and intentionality of the action. This variability is also present in research articles on the prevalence of research misconduct because it is common for each author to use a different definition, creating confusion for readers. We argue that the definition of research misconduct used in a study should be stated already in the abstract, particularly because not all publications are in open access, so that readers can fully understand what the study found concerning research misconduct without needing to have access to the full article.","PeriodicalId":50927,"journal":{"name":"Accountability in Research-Policies and Quality Assurance","volume":" ","pages":"639-647"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139543319","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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"Dear Editor, may I speak with you?" “亲爱的编辑，我能和你谈谈吗？”

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Accountability in Research-Policies and Quality Assurance Pub Date : 2025-04-30 DOI: 10.1080/08989621.2025.2499639

Clovis Mariano Faggion

{"title":"\"Dear Editor, may I speak with you?\"","authors":"Clovis Mariano Faggion","doi":"10.1080/08989621.2025.2499639","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08989621.2025.2499639","url":null,"abstract":"The role of the editor-in-chief, or sometimes an associate editor, is pivotal in determining the fate of a manuscript submitted for publication in scientific journals. This decision-making process should involve a willingness to engage in discussions regarding the outcomes of submitted works. Many journals explicitly outline in their submission guidelines that once a decision on manuscript rejection is made, that decision is final and cannot be appealed by the authors. This policy can create a significant barrier for authors seeking clarity or reconsideration. Moreover, several journals impose limits on the number of rounds of review during the peer-review process. These restrictions can significantly diminish the authors' chances to thoroughly address the reviewers' comments and opinions, potentially overlooking valuable feedback that could enhance the quality of their work. This commentary advocates for a paradigm shift in how editors handle communications with authors during the peer review process. It emphasizes the need for a more flexible and open approach, where editors foster a dialogue with authors about their submissions. Such open lines of communication are crucial for cultivating a fair and transparent peer-review experience that benefits all parties involved, ultimately leading to higher-quality published research.","PeriodicalId":50927,"journal":{"name":"Accountability in Research-Policies and Quality Assurance","volume":" ","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144057386","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The politicization of retraction. 撤稿政治化。

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Accountability in Research-Policies and Quality Assurance Pub Date : 2025-04-28 DOI: 10.1080/08989621.2025.2498428

Samuel V Bruton

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Induced citation analysis: Development and application of a measurement instrument in a systematic review on role-playing games. 引证分析：一种用于角色扮演游戏系统评价的测量工具的开发与应用。

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Accountability in Research-Policies and Quality Assurance Pub Date : 2025-04-23 DOI: 10.1080/08989621.2025.2495287

Cecilia Rollano, Juan-Carlos Pérez-González, Marcos Román-González

{"title":"Induced citation analysis: Development and application of a measurement instrument in a systematic review on role-playing games.","authors":"Cecilia Rollano, Juan-Carlos Pérez-González, Marcos Román-González","doi":"10.1080/08989621.2025.2495287","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08989621.2025.2495287","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The pressure to publish and the dynamics of academic publishing have increased the prevalence of paper mills, citation sales, plagiarism, and academic post-truth, posing a risk to academic integrity.Objective: The aim of this study is to develop and validate the induced citation checklist to measure the risks introduced by key citations. Methods. To develop this tool, key citations were extracted from a systematic review of role-playing games. An inductive and iterative thematic analysis was performed on these citations. The checklist was applied, and the results were summarized in the induced citation graph.Results: The final product, the induced citation checklist, contains five categories, and its application identified widespread issues with citation practices. The most common problem was a lack of 20 empirical foundation. Meanwhile, the induced citation graph provides an intuitive summary of the of the results.Conclusion: This study highlights the need to consider the biases introduced through citations. In this regard, the induced citation checklist is presented as a valuable tool for improving academic integrity and research practices, and it is simple to apply. The applicability of the checklist extends beyond role-playing games and systematic reviews; therefore, future research should expand its validation across different disciplines.","PeriodicalId":50927,"journal":{"name":"Accountability in Research-Policies and Quality Assurance","volume":" ","pages":"1-15"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144063038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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