ABSTRACT
It is often straightforward for a research misconduct investigation to determine whether a breach of research integrity has occurred intentionally or in circumstances where the researchers knew their behaviour was inappropriate, but it is much harder to define if that behaviour was reckless. A determination of recklessness can make a significant difference to whether institutional response is punitive or educative. One of the hard things is that there is not a clear definition or assessment criteria that informs whether a behaviour was reckless. This open access paper, published in September 2023, offers a useful approach to these issues.
Minal M. Caron, Sarah B. Dohan, Mark Barnes & Barbara E. Bierer (2023) Defining “recklessness” in research misconduct proceedings, Accountability in Research, DOI: 10.1080/08989621.2023.2256650
Publisher (Open Access): https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08989621.2023.2256650