Studies retracted after Harvard professor who researches honesty faces allegations of fraud
Researchers have incentive to cut corners, driven by a pervasive “publish or perish” mentality in academia that sees success as a measure of how many papers they get published; that pressure can lead some to overlook their errors or even rationalize wrongdoing, said Michael Kalichman, a University of California, San Diego professor emeritus and founding director of its Research Ethics Program.
Source: bostonglobe.com
