Breach of academic values and misconduct
The case of Sci-Hub
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21442160 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Giulia Rossello (0000-0003-1147-8459, University of Pisa, corresponding author), Arianna Martinelli (0000-0002-5425-1038, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 129 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 5227-5263 |
| Publication date | 2024-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Scientometrics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0138-9130 • E-ISSN: 1588-2861 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11192-024-05046-8 |
| OpenAlex | W4401049007 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 86 |
This paper investigates the growing evidence of research-related misconduct by developing and testing a theoretical framework. We study the deep causes of misconduct by asking whether the perception of an erosion of the core academic values, formally an ideology-based psychological contract breach, is associated with research-related misconduct. We test our framework by examining the use of Sci-Hub and providing empirical evidence that the loss of faith in scientific research sparkles research-related misconduct against publishers. Based on a stratified sample of 2849 academics working in 30 institutions in 6 European countries, we find that ideology-based psychological contract breach explains Sci-Hub usage, also when controlling for other possible motivations. The magnitude of the effect depends on contextual and demographic characteristics. Females, foreign, and tenured scholars are less likely to download papers illegally when experiencing a contract breach of academic values. Our results suggest that policies restoring academic values might also address research-related misconduct
Criminology · Empirical research · Epistemology · Ideology · Misconduct · Perception · Political science · Politics · Psychological contract · Sample (material) · Scientific Misconduct · Sociology · Test (biology) · Academic integrity and plagiarism · Corruption and Economic Development · Ethics in Business and Education · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |