GoKawiilIndia, Peru and Vietnam adopt penalties for research misconduct
Governments and funders in India, Peru and Vietnam have introduced new guidelines that punish researchers for fabricated data, plagiarism, image manipulation and peer-review fraud. Sanctions include cutting bonuses, blocking access to future grants and downgrading the institutional rankings of universities linked to misconduct cases. The moves follow reports showing sharp rises in fabricated citations and suspected paper-mill activity in scientific literature.