Publication Ethics: Whose Problem is It?

Publication ethics: whose problem is it?

Discussions about publication ethics often focus on misconduct by authors such as data fabrication and plagiarism. However, the roles of editors, publishers, academic societies, and research institutions should not be ignored. All these players have ethical responsibilities and should carefully consider the effects of their policies and actions. If people believe that publication ethics is 'som...

Communication: whose problem is it?

An American Journal of Nursing study reported that nurses experience stress, frustration, loss of concentration, and impaired information exchange when hostile behaviors occur in the workplace. Early in my career, I worked in an intensive care unit, and when something annoyed one of the surgeons, he would pick up a ventilator and throw it. A ventilator! What did the institution do about this su...

HCI: Whose Problem Is It Anyway?

This paper reviews the current state of HCI. We argue that HCI lacks a su cient understanding of the issues that e ect the usability both of computer systems, and of HCI practices in real situations of system design and implementation. In this paper, we explore these issues from the perspective of `problem ownership'. Internally, various constituencies of expertise compete to de ne and address ...

PLoS Medicine and Publication Ethics: When Is It Research?

Ramalitse Sakoane It is only about 25 years since the abolition or abandonment of TB sanatoria in South Africa. It is likely that there are people in South Africa who are familiar with the idea of isolation of TB patients from the general public emanating from the era of TB sanatoria, and it is conceivable that they are likely to be understanding of the reasons that were used to keep patients t...

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