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ArticleScience and engineering ethics2025

Aligning Scientific Values and Research Integrity: A Study of Researchers' Perceptions and Practices in Four Countries.

Dan Li, Le Thu Mach, Gustaaf Cornelis

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Article in Science and engineering ethics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Dan LiCentral South University, Changsha, China. dan.li@csu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9367-6832
Le Thu MachHo Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Hà Nội, Vietnam.
Gustaaf CornelisVrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.

Funding

Degree & Postgraduate Education Reform Project of Central South University 187Philosophy and Social Science Foundation of Hunan Province 23YBQ009
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Scientific values are considered to play a significant role in responsible conduct of research education, such as raising awareness, changing cognition, and altering behavior. However, there is still a lack of empirical evidence regarding the relationship between scientists' subscription of scientific values and research integrity behaviors. This paper presents a cross-national study that examines researchers' perceptions and practices regards research integrity. The results show correlations between value adherence, level of acceptance of research misbehaviors, and self-reported research misbehavior. The study also reveals significant variations in these variables among researchers from different countries, academic positions, age groups, and genders. This cross-national investigation offers valuable insights into researchers' attitudes and behaviors regarding research misconduct, contributing to the promotion of ethical research practices worldwide and enhancing the credibility and integrity of scientific endeavors. Further research involving larger samples and more countries would provide deeper insights into the developments in researchers' perceptions of research misbehavior.

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AttitudeEthics, ResearchResearch PersonnelScienceScientific MisconductSocial ValuesAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPerceptionSurveys and QuestionnairesFFPQRPResearch integrityResearch misconductScientific value

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PMID40455175
PMCPMC12130147

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