title: Disreputable science: definition and detection.
abstract: This paper describes definitions of fraud and misconduct as disreputable science. Some causes and methods of detection of scientific misconduct are identified. These hallmarks of credibility are essential for nursing to advance as a science.
authors.affiliation: Capstone College of Nursing, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa 35487-0358.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Morrison
mesh_terms: D002322:Career Mobility; D015713:Duplicate Publications as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010380:Peer Review; D015714:Plagiarism; D015871:Scientific Misconduct / Q000523:psychology*