Ethics of scientific publication: (Mal)-practices and Consequentialism
In this paper, we review the ethical issues involved with
scientific publication. The possible mal-practices are discussed.
Deterrents to those mal-practices are often difficult to apply
considering the scale and scope of every issue. On the other hand, as a
researcher, one can get a strong moral standpoint with an understanding
of moral philosophies. In this paper we link a particular moral
philosophy, namely, the Consequentialist philosophy to the scientific
practices. From the perspective of Consequentialism, the issues of
scientific mal-practice and their deterrents are discussed. We further
discuss possible large-scale countermeasures via alternative publication
systems and show its relation to Consequentialism.
scientific publication. The possible mal-practices are discussed.
Deterrents to those mal-practices are often difficult to apply
considering the scale and scope of every issue. On the other hand, as a
researcher, one can get a strong moral standpoint with an understanding
of moral philosophies. In this paper we link a particular moral
philosophy, namely, the Consequentialist philosophy to the scientific
practices. From the perspective of Consequentialism, the issues of
scientific mal-practice and their deterrents are discussed. We further
discuss possible large-scale countermeasures via alternative publication
systems and show its relation to Consequentialism.
Published in:
Ethics in Science, Technology and Engineering, 2014 IEEE International Symposium on
Date of Conference:
23-24 May 2014- Page(s):
- 1 - 5
- Conference Location :
- Chicago, IL, USA
- DOI:
- 10.1109/ETHICS.2014.6893451
- Publisher:
- IEEE
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