(France) Open letter to CNRS – BishopBlog (Deevy Bishop | February 2023)
This open letter from France, written in February 2023, points to frustration in that country over the institutional handling of alleged research misconduct. We suspect similar frustrations regarding research misconduct processes would be found in many other jurisdictions. There can be a willingness to accept researchers who claim good-faith errors and unwitting mistakes without knowing if it is one instance of a pattern of bad behaviour as well as not being an examination if the problem was too egregious to be considered merely a good-faith mistake. The concern for the reputation of the respondents and the institutions can be given precedence over ensuring the integrity of the scientific record or catching cheats and charlatans.