On January 17, Academia Sinica announced the findings of the research ethics violation case involving former Distinguished Research Fellow Ching-shih Chen, representing the results of 20 months of thorough investigation and review meetings.<\/p>\n
Both the Divisional Ethics Committee and the Academia Sinica Ethics Committee concluded that Ching-shih Chen violated research ethics pursuant to Article 5 of the Code of Ethics for Academia Sinica Research Fellows and Research Specialists, with 4 of the 22 research papers published during his tenure at AS being linked to data fabrication\/falsification. As punishment for these actions, he shall be banned from the following pursuits for 10 years: applying for or collaborating with any AS academic activities and research projects, using AS academic and administrative resources, and engaging in concurrent employment at AS. In addition, Academic Performance rankings during his tenure from August 2014 to March 2018 shall be rated no higher than Second Level, and AS will reclaim all grant and award funding made during this time period. He should also withdraw one published paper and make corrections for the other three with the journals.<\/p>\n
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