We object to Bad Science: Poor research practices should be discouraged!

Palesa N.  Mothapo; Ethel E. Phiri; Tando L. Maduna; Rhoda Malgas; Rose Richards; Taime T. Sylvester; Mlungele Nsikani; Melissa K. Boonzaaier-Davids; Moleseng C. Moshobane

doi:10.17159/sajs.2020/8592

South African Journal of Science (Jul 2020)

We object to Bad Science: Poor research practices should be discouraged!

Palesa N. Mothapo,
Ethel E. Phiri,
Tando L. Maduna,
Rhoda Malgas,
Rose Richards,
Taime T. Sylvester,
Mlungele Nsikani,
Melissa K. Boonzaaier-Davids,
Moleseng C. Moshobane

Affiliations

Palesa N. Mothapo: Division for Research Development, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Ethel E. Phiri: Department of Agronomy, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Tando L. Maduna: Department of Physiology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Rhoda Malgas: Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Rose Richards: Writing Laboratory, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Taime T. Sylvester: DST-NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, South African Medical Research Council Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
Mlungele Nsikani: Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Melissa K. Boonzaaier-Davids: Research and Exhibitions Department, Iziko Museums of South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa
Moleseng C. Moshobane: South African National Biodiversity Institute, Biological Invasions Directorate, Pretoria National Botanical Gardens, Pretoria, South Africa

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2020/8592

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This Commentary is a response to a Commentary published in the May/June 2020 issue: Nattrass N. Why are black South African students less likely to consider studying biological sciences? S Afr J Sci. 2020;116(5/6), Art. #7864, 2 pages. https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2020/7864 Responses to the Commentary in the May/June 2020 issue have been published collectively in a special issue of Volume 116.

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ISSN: 0038-2353 (Print); 1996-7489 (Online)
Publisher: Academy of Science of South Africa
Country of publisher: South Africa
LCC subjects: Science: Science (General); Social Sciences: Social sciences (General)
Website: http://www.sajs.co.za

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