Fraud as a Serious Challenge in World Science including Contemporary Czech Historiography

Abstract

This contribution demonstrates that cases of fraud, occur in natural sciences and technological sciences, as well as the humanities as such. Historiography is blighted by misconduct of a similar vein.

The author lists exemplary cases of fraud in academic research and identifies the fundamental types of academic fraud in publishing.

Keywords

• scientific fraud (sciences and humanities)
• historiography
• plagiarism
• fabrication
• falsification
• data theft