title: [Communication of scientific fraud].
abstract: There is for a scientific journal several levels of communication depending of the degree of suspicion or certainty of a case of error or fraud. The task is increasingly difficult for journal editors as disclosed cases of fraud are more common and scientific communication on this topic is growing. Biomedical fraud is fairly little reported by the mainstream press and causes of this low interest are not currently well understood. The difficulty of processing this type of news for journalists appears to be one possible reason. The potentially numerous and significant consequences of fraud on health professionals are poorly documented. Though it is likely to cause a feeling of distrust and create controversy, the impact of fraud on the general public is poorly studied and appears multifactorial.
authors: Centre hospitalier Diaconesses-Croix Saint-Simon, service de proctologie médico-interventionnelle, 75012 Paris, France. jdzeitoun@yahoo.fr
authors: Jean-David
authors: JD
authors: Zeitoun
authors: Sébastien
authors: S
authors: Rouquette
mesh_terms: D022126:Access to Information; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003142:Communication; D035081:Editorial Policies; D005607:Fraud; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D018156:Journalism, Medical; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D011643:Publishing; D012180:Retraction of Publication as Topic; D015871:Scientific Misconduct