Can Academic Fraud Be Stopped? (Update)

Probably not — the incentives are too strong. But a few reformers are trying. We check in on their progress, in an update to an episode originally published last year. (Part 2 of 2)   SOURCES: Max Bazerman , professor of business administration at Harvard Business School. Leif Nelson , professor of business administration at the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business. Brian Nosek , professor of psychology at the University of Virginia and executive director at the Center for Open Science. Ivan Oransky , distinguished journalist-in-residence at New York University, editor-in-chief of The Transmitter , and co-founder of Retraction Watch. Joseph Simmons , professor of applied statistics and operations, information, and decisions at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Uri Simonsohn , professor of behavioral science at Esade Business School. Simine Vazire , professor of psychology at the University of Melbourne and editor-in-chief of Psychological Science.   RESOURCES: " How a Scientific Dispute Spiralled Into a Defamation Lawsuit ," by Gideon Lewis-Kraus ( The New Yorker, 2024). " The Harvard Professor and the Bloggers ," by Noam Scheiber ( The New York Times, 2023). " They Studied Dishonesty. Was Their Work a Lie? " by Gideon Lewis-Kraus ( The New Yorker, 2023). " Evolving Patterns of Extremely Productive Publishing Behavior Across Science ," by John P.A. Ioannidis, Thomas A. Collins, and Jeroen Baas ( bioRxiv, 2023). " Hindawi Reveals Process for Retracting More Than 8,000 Paper Mill Articles ," ( Retraction Watch, 2023). " Exclusive: Russian Site Says It Has Brokered Authorships for More Than 10,000 Researchers ," ( Retraction Watch, 2019). " How Many Scientists Fabricate and Falsify Research? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Survey Data ," by Daniele Fanelli ( PLOS One, 2009). Lifecycle Journal .   EXTRAS: " Why Is There So Much Fraud in Academia? (Update) " by Freakonomics Radio (2024). " Freakonomics Goes to College, Part 1 ," by Freakonomics Radio (2012). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.