573. Can Academic Fraud Be Stopped?
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Probably not — the incentives are too strong. Scholarly publishing is a $28 billion global industry, with misconduct at every level. But a few reformers are gaining ground.   (Part 2 of 2)

• SOURCES:

• Max Bazerman), professor of business administration at Harvard Business School.

• Leif Nelson), professor of business administration at the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business.

• Brian Nosek), professor of psychology at the University of Virginia and executive director at the Center for Open Science.

• Ivan Oransky), distinguished journalist-in-residence at New York University, editor-in-chief of The Transmitter, and co-founder of Retraction Watch.

• Joseph Simmons), professor of applied statistics and operations, information, and decisions at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

• Uri Simonsohn), professor of behavioral science at Esade Business School.

• Simine Vazire), professor of psychology at the University of Melbourne and editor-in-chief of Psychological Science.

• RESOURCES:

• "The Harvard Professor and the Bloggers)," by Noam Scheiber (*The New York Times, *2023).

• "They Studied Dishonesty. Was Their Work a Lie?)" by Gideon Lewis-Kraus (*The New Yorker, *2023).

• "Evolving Patterns of Extremely Productive Publishing Behavior Across Science)," by John P.A. Ioannidis, Thomas A. Collins, and Jeroen Baas (*bioRxiv, *2023).

• "Hindawi Reveals Process for Retracting More Than 8,000 Paper Mill Articles)," (*Retraction Watch, *2023).

• "Exclusive: Russian Site Says It Has Brokered Authorships for More Than 10,000 Researchers)," (*Retraction Watch, *2019).

• "How Many Scientists Fabricate and Falsify Research? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Survey Data)," by Daniele Fanelli (*PLOS One, *2009).

• EXTRAS:

• "Why Is There So Much Fraud in Academia?)" by *Freakonomics Radio *(2024).

• "Freakonomics Goes to College, Part 1)," by *Freakonomics Radio *(2012).