Scientific Misconduct in Psychology: A Systematic Review of Prevalence Estimates and New Empirical Data
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Stricker, Johannes
Günther, Armin
Abstract / Description
Spectacular cases of scientific misconduct have contributed to concerns about the validity of published results in psychology. In our systematic review, we identified 16 studies reporting prevalence estimates of scientific misconduct and questionable research practices (QRPs) in psychological research. Estimates from these studies varied due to differences in methods and scope. Unlike other disciplines, there was no reliable lower bound prevalence estimate of scientific misconduct based on identified cases available for psychology. Thus, we conducted an additional empirical investigation on the basis of retractions in the database PsycINFO. Our analyses showed that 0.82 per 10,000 journal articles in psychology were retracted due to scientific misconduct. Between the late 1990s and 2012, there was a steep increase. Articles retracted due to scientific misconduct were identified in 20 out of 22 PsycINFO subfields. These results show that measures aiming to reduce scientific misconduct should be promoted equally across all psychological subfields.
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scientific misconduct research practices research integrity article retractionsPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2019-04
Journal title
Zeitschrift für Psychologie
Volume
227
Issue
1
Page numbers
53-63
Publisher
Hogrefe
Publication status
publishedVersion
Review status
PeerReviewed
Citation
Stricker, J., & Günther, A. (2019). Scientific Misconduct in Psychology: A Systematic Review of Prevalence Estimates and New Empirical Data. Hogrefe. https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.2395
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Stricker, Johannes
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Günther, Armin
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Date of first publication2019-04
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Abstract / DescriptionSpectacular cases of scientific misconduct have contributed to concerns about the validity of published results in psychology. In our systematic review, we identified 16 studies reporting prevalence estimates of scientific misconduct and questionable research practices (QRPs) in psychological research. Estimates from these studies varied due to differences in methods and scope. Unlike other disciplines, there was no reliable lower bound prevalence estimate of scientific misconduct based on identified cases available for psychology. Thus, we conducted an additional empirical investigation on the basis of retractions in the database PsycINFO. Our analyses showed that 0.82 per 10,000 journal articles in psychology were retracted due to scientific misconduct. Between the late 1990s and 2012, there was a steep increase. Articles retracted due to scientific misconduct were identified in 20 out of 22 PsycINFO subfields. These results show that measures aiming to reduce scientific misconduct should be promoted equally across all psychological subfields.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statusPeerReviewed
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CitationStricker, J., & Günther, A. (2019). Scientific Misconduct in Psychology: A Systematic Review of Prevalence Estimates and New Empirical Data. Hogrefe. https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.2395en
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ISSN2151-2604
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/2027
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.2395
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Language of contentengen_US
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PublisherHogrefeen_US
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Is related tohttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.872
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Is related tohttps://doi.org/10.1027/2151-2604/a000356
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Keyword(s)scientific misconducten_US
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Keyword(s)research practicesen_US
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Keyword(s)research integrityen_US
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Keyword(s)article retractionsen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleScientific Misconduct in Psychology: A Systematic Review of Prevalence Estimates and New Empirical Dataen_US
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DRO typearticleen_US
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Leibniz institute name(s) / abbreviation(s)ZPID
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Issue1
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Journal titleZeitschrift für Psychologie
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Page numbers53-63
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Volume227
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