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This digital-hygiene routine will protect your scholarship – Nature (Guillaume Cabanac | October 2021)

Posted by Dr Gary Allen in Research Integrity on November 2, 2021
Keywords: Authorship, Journal, Publication ethics, Research integrity, Research results, Researcher responsibilities

The Linked Original Item was Posted On October 26, 2021

A woman's hands typing on a laptop overlaid with privacy icons

Simple, regular checks could squelch some pernicious practices by unscrupulous publishers and preserve your digital presence.

A few years ago, one of my mentors was surprised when he realized he shared a name with a porn star. He wrote to Google to request that queries under his name not turn up racy images. Another adviser had learnt that a former junior colleague had added his name to a conference submission without his knowledge, presumably to enhance its prestige, and my adviser found himself accused of undisclosed conflicts of interest.

This Nature story suggests some simple activities researchers should undertake regularly to check for problems that might undermine their reputation and impact.  These are excellent tips for researchers of all career stages.

Such stories are common across academia — and are as likely to arise from malpractice as from mix-ups. Scholars’ names, work or both are used by crooked individuals or institutions to deceive others. The scope of the problem dismays me. I shiver when imagining my university’s research-integrity officer coming to me with a pile of buggy papers — that I’ve never seen before — bearing my name.

Funders, publishers and institutions all bear responsibility to craft policies that stymie scholarly abuse. But individual scholars have some power — and a duty — to do so, too. I propose a ‘hygiene routine’ that scientists should repeat regularly — much like getting a haircut or a dental check-up. The threat of detection and broader community awareness of abuse could shrink established predatory practices and nip emerging ones in the bud.

This digital-hygiene routine will protect your scholarship
Simple, regular checks could squelch some pernicious practices by unscrupulous publishers and preserve your digital presence.

Related Reading

The 10,000-watt Bulb: How Preprints Shine a Light on Misconduct – Scholarly Kitchen (Michele Avissar-Whiting | June 2021)

Imposters and Impersonators in Preprints: How do we trust authors in Open Science? – Scholarly Kitchen (Leslie D. Mcintosh | March 2021)

Experience: I tracked down my impostor – The Guardian (Dr Matt Lodder | March 2021)

Changes in the Scientific Information Environment During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Importance of Scientific Situational Awareness in Responding to the Infodemic – Mary Ann Liebert, Inc (John K. Iskander | December 2020)

Digital Ethics in Higher Education: 2020 – BecauseReview (John O’Brien | May 2020)

How fake peer review happens: An impersonated reviewer speaks – Retraction Watch (Alison McCook | November 2016)

Online research: the dangers – (The Times Higher Ed, Chris Parr 2015)

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