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      Cycles of invisibility: The limits of transparency in dealing with scientific misconduct

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      Social Studies of Science
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          Abstract

          Sanctions for plagiarism, falsification and fabrication in research are primarily symbolic. This paper investigates sanctions for scientific misconduct and their preceding investigation processes as visible and legitimate symbols. Using three different data sources (retraction notices, expert interviews, and a survey of scientists), we show that sanctions for scientific misconduct operate within a cycle of visibility, in which sanctions are highly visible, while investigation and decision-making procedures remain mostly invisible. This corresponds to high levels of acceptance of sanctions in the scientific community, but a low acceptance of the respective authorities. Such a punitiveness in turn exacerbates confidentiality concerns, so that authorities become even more secretive. We argue that punitiveness towards scientific misconduct is driven by such a cycle of invisibility.

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                Journal
                Social Studies of Science
                Soc Stud Sci
                SAGE Publications
                0306-3127
                1460-3659
                June 2021
                November 24 2020
                June 2021
                : 51
                : 3
                : 414-438
                Affiliations
                [1 ]Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
                [2 ]Deutsches Zentrum für Hochschul- und Wissenschaftsforschung, Germany
                Article
                10.1177/0306312720975201
                33234058
                3a39fb67-ad5a-4b53-9bec-57214cf4a9fb
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