The Chronicle of Higher Education

Sense of Injustice Can Lead Scientists to Act Unethically, Study Finds

Nearly a year after reporting that a large fraction of scientists admitted in a survey to having acted unethically, a group of researchers has revealed one reason: The misbehaving scientists felt wronged.

The study of the links between perceived injustice and scientific misbehavior appears this...

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