Supporters of research integrity have signed a new declaration calling for data-driven forensics – known as Forensic Scientometrics (FoSci) – to lead the charge in detecting, exposing and even preventing fake science. . . .
The event involved researchers, experts, and professionals from around the world who are committed to upholding research integrity, many well-known sleuths among them. Attendees signed the declaration over the following weekend. . . .
The FoSci Paris Declaration has made the following key commitments:
- Advocate for transformation
- Open a dialogue with policymakers to design de-incentivizing strategies to tackle the mass production of problematic papers
- Advocate for reform of institutions involved in scientific research based on the group’s findings
- Develop expertise and share knowledge
- Facilitate training for researchers and professionals exploring these questions
- Share and provide research and data in the FoSci community
- Establish a regular cycle of professional meetings
- Improve the tools and methods of forensic scientometrics
- Improve the group’s ability to communicate its findings
- Inform editorial boards, publishers, research institutions, governments and all relevant involved parties about the group’s work
- Participate in building software and tools to enable the reproducibility of their forensics findings
- Establish points of contact between FoSci members and concerned organizations
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| Research Data Curation and Management Works |
| Digital Curation and Digital Preservation Works |
| Open Access Works |
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