5 biggest challenges on front lines of scholarly publishing

5 BIGGEST CHALLENGES ON THE FRONT LINES OF SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING

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Thursday, April 25, 2012 Webcast

Start time: 8:30am San Francisco / 11:30am New York / 4:30pm London

Twitter: #ethics2013

FEATURED SPEAKERS


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Dr. Virginia BarbourChair, Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE.org)Co-founding Editor, PLoS Medicine Journal

Dr. David MoherUniversity Research Chair, Ottawa Hospital Research

InstituteEditor-in-Chief, Systematic Reviews Journal

Jason Chu Plagiarism.org (Moderator)

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AGENDA


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• POLLS• 5 BIGGEST CHALLENGES COUNTDOWN• PREVENTION & RESOURCES• Q&A• LINK TO SURVEY RESULTS REPORT

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POLLS


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1. WHAT IS YOUR ROLE?

1. WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE?

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ABOUT THE SURVEY


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• Goal: To learn more about the attitudes and experiences with ethical issues and other pressing issues• Identified 5 top concerns and challenges on the front lines of scholarly publishing• Based on responses from 120 people in an editorial role (editor/staff)

5 BIGGEST CHALLENGES


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TOP 5 CHALLENGES COUNTDOWN

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TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES THAT SIMPLIFY IMAGE OR DATA FALSIFICATION

ACCORDING TO THE SURVEY, “IMAGE DATA/FALSIFICATION” WAS DEEMED SERIOUS BY MORE THAN 1/3 OF RESPONDENTS.

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EXAMPLE TEXT ON IMAGE MANIPULATION

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#5 TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES THAT

SIMPLIFY IMAGE OR DATA FALSIFICATION

• SCIENCE IMAGE INTEGRITY•HTTP://SCIENCEIMAGEINTEGRITY.ORG •SEE “BEST PRACTICES IN MANAGING IMAGE DATA”

• FANELLI D (2009) HOW MANY SCIENTISTS FABRICATE AND FALSIFY RESEARCH? A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS OF SURVEY DATA. PLOS ONE 4(5)

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http://scienceimageintegrity.org/



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#4

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST BETWEEN RESEARCHERS AND INDUSTRY

ACCORDING TO THE SURVEY, CLOSE TO 1/2 OF RESPONDENTS BELIEVE THAT “CONFLICTS OF INTEREST” WERE SERIOUS CHALLENGES.

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#4 CONFLICTS OF INTEREST BETWEEN

RESEARCHERS AND INDUSTRY

• LUNDH A, SISMONDO S, LEXCHIN J, BUSUIOC OA, BERO L. INDUSTRY SPONSORSHIP AND RESEARCH OUTCOME. COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS 2012, ISSUE 12. ART. NO.: MR000033.• ROCHON PA, HOEY J, CHAN AW, FERRIS LE, LEXCHIN J, KALKAR SR, SEKERES M, WU W, VAN LAETHEM M, GRUNEIR M,MASKALYK J, STREINER DL, GOLD J, TABACK N, MOHER D. FINANCIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST CHECKLIST 2010 FOR CLINICAL RESEARCH STUDIES. OPEN MEDICINE 2010;4(1)E69

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#3

POORLY DESIGNED STUDIES

ACCORDING TO THE SURVEY, CLOSE TO 1/2 OF EDITORS BELIEVED THAT “POORLY DESIGNED STUDIES” WERE SERIOUS CHALLENGES.

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#3 POORLY DESIGNED STUDIES

• CLINICAL RESEARCH IN OSTEOARTHRITIS OF THE KNEE

-- 460 RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIALS IDENTIFIED• 82.6% DRUG TRIALS• FOCUS GROUPS WITH PATIENTS AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS:

-- LACK OF EVIDENCE / DEFICIT OF RESEARCH FOR: • PHYSIOTHERAPY, EXERCISE• ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE• INDICATIONS FOR JOINT REPLACEMENT

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#3 POORLY DESIGNED STUDIES

ALLOCATION CONCEALMENT: COMBINED EVIDENCE



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#2

PRESSURE TO PUBLISH

ACCORDING TO THE SURVEY, 58% BELIEVE “PRESSURE TO PUBLISH” IS “SERIOUS” AND 20% DEEMED “VERY SERIOUS.” (SO A TOTAL OF 78% THINK IT’S A PROBLEM)

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#2 PRESSURE TO PUBLISH

• LIMITED GRANT FUNDS• ACADEMIC MANDATES

• CONSEQUENCES• CHURNING OUT HIGH NUMBERS OF PAPERS• CHASING PUBLICATION IN HIGH IMPACT JOURNALS• SLOPPINESS• EVEN POTENTIALLY RESEARCH MISCONDUCT

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#2 PRESSURE TO PUBLISH

• MCGRAIL MR, RICKARD CM, JONES R. PUBLISH OR PERISH: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF INTERVENTIONS TO INCREASE ACADEMIC PUBLICATION RATES. HEALTH EDUCATION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT 2006;25:19-35

• COUNCIL OF SCIENCE EDITORS

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PLAGIARISM

AMONG THE GENERAL CHALLENGES PRESENTED TO RESPONDENTS, “PLAGIARISM AND MISCONDUCT” RANKED THE HIGHEST, WITH 82% OF EDITORS DEEMING IT “SERIOUS” OR “VERY SERIOUS.”

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PLAGIARISM


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PLAGIARISM


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RECAP OF SURVEY RESULTS

RECAP OF SURVEY RESULTS


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SURVEY RESULTS: TOP 5


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PREVENTION & RESOURCES

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PLAGIARISM PREVENTION


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28PREVENTION & RESOURCES

•PLAGIARISM DETECTION TECHNOLOGY

•EXPOSE RESEARCHERS, PEER REVIEWERS, AND EDITORS TO COURSES ON RESEARCHER INTEGRITY AND PUBLICATION ETHICS

•UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES NEED TO PROMOTE THIS AVENUE OF LEARNING

•PUBLISHERS AND OTHERS NEED TO HELP FUND THIS INITIATIVE

•ESTABLISH A NEW PROFESSIONAL• PUBLICATIONS OFFICER



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PREVENTION & RESOURCES

ASSOCIATIONS & WEBSITE:

• PUBLICATIONETHICS.ORG•WAME.ORG• COUNCIL OF SCIENCE EDITORS• ICMJE• EQUATOR-NETWORK.ORG• ISTME• EASE.ORG.UK

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Q&A


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QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?

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THANK YOU

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