@article {7331,
	title = {Fabrication and Falsification   of Scientific Research {\textendash} a~Challenge  for Legislators or an Irrelevant Issue?},
	journal = {Krytyka Prawa. Niezale{\.z}ne Studia nad Prawem},
	volume = {16},
	year = {2024},
	month = {03/2024},
	pages = {200-212},
	abstract = {The article addresses the problem of fabrication and falsification of scientific research in the context of the role that lawmakers can play in combating this practice. Legisla-tors may establish organisational units specialising in combating scientific miscon-duct (also referred to as {\textquoteleft}research misconduct{\textquoteright}), having the authority to, for instance, to conduct investigations or recommend penalties. A~researcher who commits such misconduct may face not only disciplinary, but also civil, administrative or criminal liability. The article discusses the results of a~survey asking 70 Polish academics about their opinion on the role of legislators in countering fabrication and falsifica-tion in research. The findings show, for example, that respondents mostly support disciplinary responsibility for such misconduct (81\%), and also believe that legisla-tors should combat this practice using {\textquoteleft}soft{\textquoteright} measures, such as promoting codes of ethics in research (70\%). Half of those surveyed wanted such behaviour crimina-lised. According to almost half of the respondents, the Polish legislator does not combat such misconduct effectively. },
	issn = {2080-1084},
	doi = {10.7206/kp.2080-1084.666}
}
