Table 2 Scope and outcomes of investigations undertaken by four academic institutions
From: Quality of reports of investigations of research integrity by academic institutions
Institution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
1a | 2c | 3 | 4 | |
Investigations by academic institutions | ||||
Scope | 38 papers, first author primary respondent | 7 papers, first author primary respondent | Uncertain | 5 papers, first author primary respondent |
Employees investigated, N | Uncertain | 1 | Uncertain | Uncertain |
Date of report | 17 November 2017 | 23 August 2018 | Not available | 30 May 2018 |
Decisions | Research misconduct primary respondent No research misconduct other employees associated with investigated papers | No misconduct | Not available | Duplicate reporting present ‘Concerns about integrity of research well-justified’ |
Recommendations | Retraction of 14 papers, 7 of which were already retracted. Remaining 24 papers, no clear evidence of fraud | Retraction of 2 papers, to be actioned by primary respondent. Noted 1 existing retraction, overlooked another. | Not available | No action |
Report publicly available | Yesb | No | Not applicable | No |
Subsequent response from our group | Raised specific concerns about 18 papers for which the investigation could not determine integrity | Reiterated concerns about > 100 papers | Not applicable | Concerns not addressed or resolved for any publication |
Current status | Further investigation commenced | Uncertain | Ongoing | Further investigation commenced |