Ruling in reopened case of scientific dishonesty (research misconduct)

Press release from the Danish Committees on Scientific Dishonesty

DCSD have today issued a ruling in a case pertaining to an earlier ruling on 18 December 2013, where scientific dishonesty, i.e. research misconduct, was confirmed in six articles on health science.

The Complainant had alleged that 12 articles, of which the Defendant had been a co-author, were scientifically dishonest.  Based on approaches from the co-authors of some of the 12 articles in which new information came to light, and on a request from the Defendant to have the case reopened, DCSD have now re-evaluated the case.

The unanimous decision is that the Defendant is still subject to criticism for four of the articles, however, two are no longer considered scientifically dishonest.

• Read about the ruling

For further information please contact: 

Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation

Head of Secretariat Charlotte Elverdam , tel. +45 72 31 82 20, email: chel@fi.dk