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Scientific Misconduct: disregard for ethics in scientific research.

A subreddit for discussing the violation of ethics in the course of scientific research.

189 subscribers8 posts / mo in Sep 20262 authors / mosince 2019

r/ScientificMisconduct has 189 members. It gets about 8 posts a month from 2 people. Top topics: Professor Controversies, Scam Allegations and Controversies and ScientificJournalsAndResearch.

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+5.6%since May 2026
Oct 2026189
Growing189 subscribers
  • no data — drawn from 0 at creation (Dec 2019)
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−33%vs Sep 2025 · −45% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20268
QuieterPeaked at 22 in May 2024
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

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Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Professor Controversies8.0%
  2. Scam Allegations and Controversies6.8%
  3. ScientificJournalsAndResearch6.0%
  4. Future of AI2.4%
  5. Women in Science0.8%

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