Editing Scientific misconduct (section)

===Scientific peer responsibility===
Some academics believe that scientific colleagues who suspect scientific misconduct should consider taking informal action themselves, or reporting their concerns.<ref>See {{cite journal |author1=Gerald Koocher  |author2=Patricia Keith-Spiegel  |name-list-style=amp |date=22 July 2010| title= Peers Nip Misconduct in the Bud | doi = 10.1038/466438a | bibcode=2010Natur.466..438K | volume=466 |issue=7305  | journal=Nature | pages=438–440 | pmid=20651674|s2cid=4396687 }} and (with Joan Sieber) Responding to Research Wrongdoing: A User Friendly Guide, July 2010.</ref> This question is of great importance since much research suggests that it is very difficult for people to act or come forward when they see unacceptable behavior, unless they have help from their organizations. A "User-friendly Guide" and the existence of a confidential [[organizational ombudsman]] may help people who are uncertain about what to do, or afraid of bad consequences for their speaking up.<ref name="ioa2009">{{Cite journal |title=Dealing with{{snd}}or Reporting{{snd}}'Unacceptable' Behavior{{snd}}with additional thoughts about the 'Bystander Effect' |year=2009 |first1=Mary |last1=Rowe |first2=Linda |last2=Wilcox |first3=Howard |last3=Gadlin |journal=Journal of the International Ombudsman Association |volume=2 |issue=1 |pages=52–64 |url=http://web.mit.edu/ombud/publications/coming-forward.pdf }}</ref>