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摘要

Two recent articles published in the journal The Scientist caught my eye, since they bear on this topic and indeed report that research misconduct in the form of data fabrication, data falsification, and the scientific reporting of that data may be on the rise. In relation to research reporting, it was also noted that plagiarism may be becoming more common although ethical guidelines, standards, and practices exist to address this activity, and many journals have processes in place to check for and deal with occurrences of plagiarism in submitted articles.2 Authors of scientific articles need to be mindful to follow these practices and avoid plagiarism. There are, however, other examples of inappropriate reporting of research that, while less attention-grabbing, nonetheless may also undermine the scientific process.