In Nature and Retraction Watch, Mark Barnes Discussed a Proposed National Scientific Misconduct Database

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April 10, 2026
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In articles published in Nature and Retraction Watch, health care partner Mark Barnes discussed a proposal for U.S. universities and academic medical centers to register scientists found guilty of research fraud and workplace harassment that would be accessed by research institutions before making new hires.

The proposed database would contain only instances where an investigation concluded and officially found research misconduct, not when someone has been accused of misconduct without any finding.