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Ethics of Research

Building trust with the public: Effective strategies for scientists

As discussed in the previous article, “Bridging the Gap: Understanding Public Trust in Scientists“, and highlighted by Pew Research Center data (Pew Research Center, 2024), 76% of U.S. adults report having a great deal or fair amount of trust in scientists currently. This trust extends globally, as most countries (68 countries surveyed) also express confidence […]

Dealing with retractions: Journal’s responsibility in upholding research integrity

In 2023 alone, over 10,000 research papers were retracted worldwide, setting a new record. – Nature In the last twenty years, the academic community has witnessed a troubling surge in the number of articles retracted from scientific journals. This troubling trend is predominantly attributed to research misconduct, which includes data fabrication, plagiarism, and ethical violations. […]

Exploring alternatives: Conducting scientific research without experimental animals

Conducting research experiments on animals is time-consuming, expensive, and often ends up wasting lives. With the advent of technology, the research world has many non-animal methods to offer for experimental testing. Thoughtfully using these methods to conduct life science or clinical experiments can prove to be sustainable in the long run by saving time, money, and lives.