Scoping review of 660 articles finds research on research integrity now focuses more on systemic issues than on the previously dominant “bad apple” hypothesis. Open Access: doi.org/10.1186/s410... - ThreadSky

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markrubin.bsky.social • 6 days ago

Scoping review of 660 articles finds research on research integrity now focuses more on systemic issues than on the previously dominant “bad apple” hypothesis.

Open Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/s41073-025-00163-1

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joaquinsevilla.bsky.social•2 days ago

📌

greenmamalama.bsky.social•3 days ago

Now if we could just effect policy more

markrubin.bsky.social•6 days ago

"Two intuitive hypotheses regarding the origin of scientific misconduct are prevalent in the RI [research integrity] literature. One attributes the issue to the occasional 'Bad apple' and emphasizes education and training as potential solutions."

markrubin.bsky.social•6 days ago

"The other attributes misconduct to the way science is organized, referring to it as a 'Wicked system'. This perspective favors structural or systemic reforms as their preferred solution."

markrubin.bsky.social•6 days ago

"The prominence of the 'Bad Apple' hypothesis has declined from 54 to 30%, whereas the 'Wicked System' hypothesis has risen from 46 to 52%."

markrubin.bsky.social•6 days ago

Also interesting to note that "the use of the metascience methodology has increased significantly, rising from the third most employed approach (17%) to the most commonly used method (31.5%)."

markrubin.bsky.social•6 days ago

FYI, there’s a BlueSky feed on Research Integrity here 👇

#MetaSci #ResearchIntegrity 🧪

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