Research Ethics for Scientists A Companion for Students

About this book

This book will be about best practices in all the major common areas of research management and practice that are common to scientific researchers, especially those in academia. Aimed toward the younger scientist, it will critically examine the key areas that continue to plague scientists, even relatively mature and honest scientists, who continually deal with those who choose to misbehave or those who unintentionally slip into misbehaviour.

Contents

Preface xi
Acknowledgements and Dedication xiii

Chapter 1 Research Ethics: The Best Ethical Practices Produce the Best Science 1
Chapter 2 How Corrupt is Science? 11
Chapter 3 Plagiarise and Perish 21
Chapter 4 Finding the Perfect Mentor 39
Chapter 5 Becoming the Perfect Mentor 57
Chapter 6 Research Misconduct: Fabricating Data 73
Chapter 7 Research Misconduct: Falsification and Whistleblowing 87
Chapter 8 Authorship: Who's an Author on a Scientific Paper and Why 105
Chapter 9 Grant Proposals: Ethics and Success Intertwined 121
Chapter 10 Peer Review and The Ethics of Privileged Information 135
Chapter 11 Data and Data Management: The Ethics of Data 147
Chapter 12 Conflicts of Interest 163
Chapter 13 What Kind of Research Science World Do We Want? 179

Appendix 189
References 203
Index 209

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