Famous cases of research misconduct
Recent research misconduct cases!
Scientific Misconduct Charge Ruled Valid
Famous cases of research misconduct in psychology
Earlier this year, the National Science Foundation informed the university of the charges against Leo Paquette, professor of chemistry, and requested that the university initiate an investigation. The allegations involved questions of plagiarism regarding introductory material he had included in a research paper published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
None of the allegations involved falsification of data or fabrication of research results. The committee concluded that Dr. Paquette had included in that introduction background information he had received as a reviewer of a grant proposal to the NSF without attributing the information to its author.
NSF regulations require reviewers to safeguard the information they receive as participants in