Scenarios about 'research integrity'
Research integrity encompasses the adherence to ethical principles and professional standards in conducting, reporting, and reviewing scientific research. It involves maintaining honesty, transparency, objectivity, and accountability throughout the research process, while avoiding fabrication, falsification, and plagiarism. In alternate history scenarios, understanding research integrity helps evaluate how scientific developments might have unfolded differently under various ethical frameworks or institutional controls.
What If Peer Review Was Never Established?
Exploring the alternate timeline where formal peer review never emerged as the standard for scientific publishing, radically altering how knowledge is validated and disseminated.