Allison D. B.

Cyril Zipfel

Sophien Kamoun

Kamoun, Sophien

Zipfel, Cyril

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Class uncorrected errors as misconductPost-publication peer review is becoming increasingly popular, but authors need more incentive to self-correct and amend the scientific record (D. B. Allison et al. Nature 530, 27–29; 2016). We propose that failure by authors to correct their mistakes should be classified as scientific misconduct. This policy has already been implemented by our institute, and we encourage research institutions and funding bodies to follow suit (see http://go.nature.com/dgifft).The responsibility to correct errors lies mainly with the criticized authors. Snubbing criticism by not addressing it promptly runs counter to our fundamental ethos as scientists, and threatens to erode society’s trust in the scientific community.Sophien Kamoun, Cyril Zipfel The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, UK.sophien.kamoun@tsl.ac.uk

Scientific record:Class uncorrected errors as misconduct

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