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When Scientists are Wrong: Admitting Inadvertent Error in Research
| Title | When Scientists are Wrong: Admitting Inadvertent Error in Research |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1991 |
| Authors | Leibel, Wayne |
| Journal | Journal of Business Ethics |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pagination | 601-604 |
| Publication Language | eng |
| ISBN Number | 01674544 |
| Accession Number | 5404072 |
| Keywords | & , -- , aspects; , codes , EDITORIALS; , error; , errors , errors, , ethical , ethics , ETHICS; , Human , industries , Moral , of , professional , Research; , Scientific; , Self-regulation; , standards; |
| Abstract | The author presents his opinion on inadvertent errors in scientific research. He contends that there needs to be a professional ethic which encourages scientific researchers to admit to an inadvertent mistake, and that the scientific community should self-regulate itself in terms of error accountability and professional ethics. |
| Notes | 8EditorialSpringer Science & Business Media B.V.Leibel, Wayne 1; Affiliations: 1: Associate Professor of Biology, Lafayette College, Easton, Pa.; Issue Info: Aug91, Vol. 10 Issue 8, p601; Thesaurus Term: PROFESSIONAL ethics; Thesaurus Term: RESEARCH; Thesaurus Term: PROFESSIONAL standards; Thesaurus Term: HUMAN error; Thesaurus Term: INDUSTRIES -- Self-regulation; Subject Term: EDITORIALS; Subject Term: ERRORS, Scientific; Subject Term: MORAL & ethical aspects; Subject Term: CODES of ethics; NAICS/Industry Codes: 519110 News Syndicates; Number of Pages: 4p; Document Type: Editorial |
| DOI | 10.1007/BF00382879 |
