Ethics, scientific integrity and the covid-19 pandemic: dialogue and challenges between sociocultural and linguistic dimensions and science communication
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https://doi.org/10.29397/reciis.v16i3.3470Keywords:
Ethics, Integrity, Society, Science, Scientific communicationAbstract
In an interview to Reciis, professor and scientist Sonia Vasconcelos reports on her professional and academic trajectory that brought her closer to the field of ethics and scientific integrity. She highlights how the historical, social, cultural, and linguistic dimensions of scientific communication are implicated in the perceptions and assumptions of integrity in science. According to the researcher, the covid-19 pandemic, which led to a greater speed of publication, correction of the literature, and the explosion of preprints in a short period of time, triggered changes to and increased challenges toward improving policies on ethics and integrity in science communication. Sonia Vasconcelos is a professor at Institute of Medical Biochemistry Leopoldo de Meis (IBqM) at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), working in the science education and policy area of IBqM.
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