Finding balance when dealing with allegations - Bradford, Monica, author (Colorado State University. Libraries, 2016)
Finding the right balance of speed, transparency and due process when dealing with misconduct allegations
Presented at the Retractions conference: keeping the pool clean: prevention and management of misconduct related retractions held on July 20-21, 2016 at Hilton Fort Collins in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Monica Bradford is the Executive Editor of the international journal Science, published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In this position she oversees the peer-review and selection of manuscripts; and the copyediting and proofreading process; and the design, production and manufacture for three journals: Science, Science Signaling, and Science Translational Medicine. Over the last fifteen years, Monica has been heavily involved in the development of Science's web and new media offerings. Prior to joining the staff of Science in 1989, Monica worked for the Publications Division of the American Chemical Society for nine years. She holds a bachelor's degree in chemistry from St. Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana, and has done graduate work in management at the University of Maryland. Monica was a Director and President of the Council of Science Editors, served as Vice-Chair of the Scientific Publishing Board of the American Heart Association, and is a member of the Society for Scholarly Publishing. She resides in Silver Spring, Maryland, with her husband.
PowerPoint presentation given on Day 2: Thursday, July 21st, 2016.
Keywords: online data; scrutiny; suspicious data; risk factors