科研不端行为需要更多透明度

nstances of misconduct stoke public mistrust in the scientific enterprise. Efforts in the United States to decrease inappropriate professional behavior in science have included enhancing institutional accountability. Yet, the moments often missed are those in which academic institutions land in precarious situations because newly hired staff are discovered to have a checkered history. The offending scientist might have quietly resigned from a previous employer during or immediately after a scientific or professional miscon- duct investigation. Needless to say, the candidate did not share that information with a potential new employer. …