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Academic fraud may be the symptom of a more systemic problem


OPINION - It is not surprising that a case of scientific fraud occasionally comes to light, according to associate professor Empirical Political Science Alex Lehr. ‘Many of us are doing our stinking best to maintain scientific integrity and produce rigorous research. But we do that mostly despite the incentives created by the academic system, not because of them.’

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