A great post by Steven Hill about research misconduct and what we can/should do about it. His post here.

“Research misconduct happens. There is less certainty about how much research misconduct, but there is no doubt that we need a policy response to address the issue. In formulating this response it is important to acknowledge that the term ‘misconduct’ covers a range of activities, with different motivations, and levels of seriousness. And that this variation will influence the policy response.”

Hill has other great posts at his blog: http://stevenhill.org.uk/