Questions tagged [ethics]

For questions regarding the ethics of mathematical research and publishing.

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Ethics questions concerning a referee assignment

I recently refereed a paper that I returned to the author(s) for revision. The thrust of their argument relied on a claim whose justification I felt was lacking. I dutifully raised the issue in my ...
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References for literature from mathematicians who provided critiques and proposals concerning ethical aspects of mathematics research

I would like to know sources, articles, books or other, that provide information on ethical aspects in the research of mathematics, I wondered what is the literature that this community knows about ...
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Rejection of a paper because of not suitable level of rigor without a single example of a mathematical error/imprecision [closed]

Question 1. A paper was rejected because of 'not suitable level of rigour' without a single example of a mathematical error/imprecision. What can the author do in this situation? It sounds a matter of ...
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