Trust BUT VERIFY: Maintaining Research Integrity in the 21st Century

Abstract

Research misconduct erodes the trust of the stake holders in the social science research enterprise. In order to return confidence and trust in social science research findings, we must emphasize research integrity through education and transparency. This essay discusses three fundamental components of research misconduct to raise awareness of examples of fabrication and falsification misconduct by several prominent social science researchers.

Keywords

• Research Ethics; Research Misconduct; Research Integrity.