FABRYKOWANIE I FAŁSZOWANIE BADAŃ NAUKOWYCH – WYZWANIE 2 DLA USTAWODAWCY CZY NIEISTOTNY PROBLEM?
FABRICATION AND FALSIFICATION OF RESEARCH – A CHALLENGE FOR LEGISLATORS OR AN IRRELEVANT ISSUE?

Summary/Abstract: The article raises the issue of fabrication and falsification of research in connection with the role that legislators can play in counteracting this phenomenon. Legislators may establish organizational units dedicated to counteracting research misconduct that are entitled, for example, to conduct investigations or recommend penalties. A researcher committing such misconduct can face not only disciplinary but also civil, administrative or criminal liability. This article presents the results of a survey in which 70 Polish academics were asked about their opinion on the role of legisla­ tors in counteracting fabrications and falsifications in research. The results of the survey show, among other things, that the respondents mostly support disciplinary liability for such misconducts (81%) and believe that legislators should counteract this phenomenon with soft measures, such as promoting codes of research ethics (70%). Half of the respondents want to criminalize such behavior. According to almost half of the respondents, the Polish legislator does not effectively counteract such misconducts.

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