scientific misconduct
violation of the standard codes of scholarly conduct and ethical behavior in professional scientific research
misuse of statistics
erroneous use of statistical argument when the statistical reason involved is false or misapplied
duplicate publication
multiple publication of the same scientific material
Hwang Woo-suk scandal
scientific controversy
Japanese scientific misconduct allegations
misconduct allegations made by an anonymous person in late 2014 and 2015
research data falsification
conscious modification of data by means other than the described methodology
archaeological forgery
manufacture of supposedly ancient items
fabrication of data
intentional misrepresentation of research results by making up data, such as that reported in a journal article
Piltdown Man
paleoanthropological hoax
invalid science
scientific results that cannot be reproduced or that are contradicted by experiments that can be reproduced
essay mill
company or organization that manufactures fake academic paper for a fee
Helicopter research
misconduct by Western researchers who do not collaborate with local experts