The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) has published some useful flowcharts to guide researchers who suspect fraud in manuscripts or published articles: Image manipulation in a published article (COPE, 2018a) How to recognise potential authorship problems (COPE, 2018b) Systematic manipulation of the publication process (COPE, 2018c) How to recognise potential manipulation of the peer review process (COPE, 2017) If you suspect fabricated data in a submitted manuscript (Wager, 2006a) Ghost, guest, or gift authorship in a submitted manuscript (Wager, 2006b) Undisclosed conflict of interest Plagiarism in a submitted manuscript (Wager, 2006c) 34.8 Confirmation Bias, scientific misconduct and the paradox of high-flying academic careers Scientists are human, and humans are fallible
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