ASC FORUM ON SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY Sally S Simpson
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ASC FORUM ON SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY* Sally S. Simpson (President 2019 -2020) Laura Dugan (Vice President 2019 -2020) Daniel Nagin (President-Elect, 2020 -2021) Beth Huebner (Vice President Elect 2020 -2021) *Forum is being recorded as per requests of those unable to attend.
Forum Agenda Purpose and Goals
Why we are here. End of May, 2019 Editors of Criminology were made aware of potential data irregularities related to the 2011 paper: “Ethnic Threat and Social Control: Examining Public Support for Judicial Use of Ethnicity in Punishment. ” Outcome of the review process: authors have voluntarily asked for retraction. While this is the precipitating event leading to this forum, the discussion today is forward looking. Specifically, what can and should ASC do regarding potential threats to scientific integrity going forward?
What we’d like to accomplish. Three main purposes: (1) Explain what ASC has done. (2) Share ideas and strategies for moving forward. (3) Seek your input regarding these suggestions and discuss others you’d like to offer.
The Executive Board takes the issue of scientific integrity very seriously and is committed to maintaining the highest standards of quality in our journals. Actions taken: 1. Following the recommendation of the Publications committee, the Board voted to adopt COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) guidelines and principles to guide decision-making to address incidents of data anomalies and when there allegation of possible misconduct. According to COPE: Data should be appropriately analyzed, but inappropriate analysis does not necessarily amount to misconduct. Fabrication and falsification of data do constitute misconduct.
What is COPE? Committee on Publication Ethics Established in 1997, COPE sought to address breaches of research and publication ethics. It is a voluntary organization “providing a discussion forum and advice for scientific editors. ” Guidance on common issues that arise in publishing (data analysis, authorship, peer review, conflict of interest, redundant publication).
COPE offers advice and protocols on how to deal with publication issues and develop good practice. Appropriate responses to raised concerns will vary depending on the situation. The ASC Publications committee currently is drafting formal protocols for our ASC journals (Criminology, Criminology & Public Policy, and The Criminologist) to apply these guidelines. For more information about COPE and its guidelines, go to: Guidelines%20 on%20 Good%20 Publication%20 Practice. pdf
Additional Measures under consideration: Your thoughts? 1. Standing or ad hoc committee on Scientific Integrity 2. Sponsor Joint Training workshop for ASC journals (including divisions) on COPE principles/guidelines 3. Ethics Committee workshops focused around the publication process 4. Other possible steps to protect scientific integrity in the publication process have been investigated by the ASC publications committee (Laura)
COMMENTS? IDEAS? SUGGESTIONS? To submit anonymous suggestions/comments to the ASC Publications Committee on this topic, please use the link featured in the next slide.
https: //umdsurvey. umd. edu/jfe/form/SV_8 w. Yl. XGp. CLUNAv. M 9 This link will connect you to a google form for comments. It is anonymous, but you have the option to self-identify.
