Can ISO/IEC 17025 serve as a tool to prevent scientific fraud in chemical research laboratories?
Abstract Scientific fraud has been documented across multiple disciplines, and chemistry is no exception. Recent studies indicate that contamination of materials, methodological errors, and unreliable data, results, or analyses account for over 25% of retracted publications.
Flor Monica Gutierrez‐Alcantara
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Launching “research audit units” to curb research misconduct
Mohammad Reza Namazi +1 more
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Geographical Disparities in Research Misconduct: Analyzing Retraction Patterns by Country. [PDF]
Sebo P, Sebo M.
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Balancing Impartiality and Advocacy: Observations, Lessons, and Suggestions From a Practicing Ombuds
ABSTRACT Universities increasingly rely on ombuds offices as informal, impartial mechanisms for addressing conflict and strengthening institutional trust. Yet the ombuds role is frequently shaped by tension among impartiality, advocacy, and legal accountability. This paper examines the evolution of the Office of the Ombuds at the University of Maryland,
Brian Godette, Roger Ward, Leandra Cate
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Monitoring Carbon Risk: Auditor Pricing of Stranded Asset Exposure in U.S. Energy Firms
ABSTRACT This paper examines whether external auditors incorporate carbon asset risk disclosures (CARD) when assessing a client's exposure to stranded asset risks and how these disclosures influence audit pricing decisions. Using data from Ceres' Sustainability Disclosure Search Tool, we assess a firm's CARD specificity by analyzing the proportion of ...
Sabrine Ayed +2 more
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CEO Overconfidence and Corporate Social Responsibility: A Micro‐CSR Perspective
ABSTRACT Although research on micro‐level CSR has increasingly emphasized individual‐level antecedents, the role of CEO overconfidence has not been systematically integrated into the literature. To address this gap, a systematic literature review was undertaken of 62 studies on CEO overconfidence and CSR, revealing a mixed picture of positive, negative,
Jannis Kreinhop
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Digital and Gender Attributes of IC in Sustainability Reporting of Italian Firms
ABSTRACT Italian listed enterprises increasingly rely on intellectual capital (IC) to enhance competitiveness and sustainability performance. As IC, comprising human, structural, and relational capital, is rarely recognised in financial statements due to the lack of standardised frameworks, its disclosure has gained relevance in sustainability ...
Alessandra Buonasera, Simona Catuogno
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Letter to the Editor: Recognizing Coercion Authorship as a Serious Form of Research Misconduct. [PDF]
Tang BL.
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Symbolic Versus Substantive ESG Practices: A Systematic Review and Integrative Framework
ABSTRACT ESG reporting is widespread, but symbolic commitments do not always reflect substantive practices. This study conducts a systematic literature review of 62 empirical articles published between 2021 and 2025 to synthesize the main determinants and consequences of this disclosure–performance misalignment in ESG reporting (commonly referred to as
Cristina Alexandrina Ştefănescu +1 more
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