Who Rules the Ruler? On the Misconduct of Journal Editors

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2010

Authors

Teixeira, AAC (Author) FEP; Mariana Costa (Author) FEP

Journal

Title: Journal of Academic Ethics

Vol. 8

Pages: 111-128

ISSN: 1570-1727

Publisher: Springer Nature

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Other information

Authenticus ID: P-007-VYV

DOI: 10.1007/s10805-010-9107-y

Abstract (EN): There are very few (published) accounts of editorial misconduct, and those that do exist are almost exclusively focused on medicine-related areas. In the present article we detail a case of editorial misconduct in a rather underexplored domain, the social sciences. This case demonstrates that although legal systems provide different instruments of protection to avoid, compensate for, and punish misconduct on the part of journal editors, the social and economic power unbalance between authors and publishers suggests the importance of alternative solutions before or instead of bringing a lawsuit to court. It puts forward strong arguments in favour of the need for effective regulatory bodies so as to achieve and maintain a culture of research integrity by all involved in the process. © 2010 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 18