The Costs and Underappreciated Consequences of Research Misconduct: A Case Study
Arthur M Michalek (rthur.michalek@roswellpark.org),
Alan D Hutson,
Camille P Wicher and
Donald L Trump
Working Papers from eSocialSciences
Abstract:
The consequences of scientific misconduct are far-ranging and the costs associated with their investigation are substantial. It is possible to estimate the cost (direct and indirect) of investigating a single case of scientific misconduct. For a specific investigation for which costs were estimated for all phases of the review process, direct cost estimates approached US$525,000. For an individual country, the total costs to associated with the review of all cases of scientific misconduct, both reported and not reported to the Office of Research Integrity, are likely to be exponentially higher.
Keywords: reserch; investigation; total costs; misconduct (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010-09
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