Estrategias para inhibir y prevenir el fraude en la investigación científica [Strategies to inhibit and prevent fraud in scientific research]
Abstract
"En este artículo se expone la preocupación creciente de la comunidad científica en relación con las malas conductas en investigación científica; así mismo, se caracterizan someramente los principales tipos de fraude investigativo y se proponen algunas medidas de prevención y de control de las inconductas científicas que podrían ser implementadas por los países, las universidades e institutos de investigación."Date
2014Type
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