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Inside an Academic Scandal: A Story of Fraud and Betrayal

byMax H. Bazerman

Max H. Bazerman recounts an academic fraud case that tested professional loyalties, institutional safeguards, and his own judgment. The story follows the discovery and aftermath of fabricated research, showing how trust between collaborators can delay scrutiny and how universities respond when reputations and careers are at stake. Bazerman places the scandal within the broader pressures of academic publishing and behavioral science, examining incentives that reward striking results more than careful verification. Part memoir and part institutional critique, the book asks what researchers owe one another—and what reforms are necessary when systems built on trust encounter deception.

Publisher

MIT Press

Publication date

2025

Format

Print edition

Pages

200

ISBN

9780262049887