Disciplined Conduct of Interdisciplinary Research

摘要: Many years ago, an article in a respected marketing journal reviewed then-recent deceptive advertising cases that engendered new type of consumer remedy Federal Trade Commission orders. Unfortunately, the also stated commission's authority to impose this requirement on advertisers had been upheld by Supreme Court, citing court's denial certiorari one case. Anyone with slightest knowledge U.S. legal procedures knows party who wants nation's highest court review decision federal or state files for writ which it grants at its discretion. Denial is reported case lists, but only means refused hear Absent extremely rare comment refusal, reasons are not known. In terms, since Court heard any appeals those orders, Commission's power remained doubt beyond single appellate jurisdiction generated attempted final appeal. Seeing citation as marring otherwise informative detailed descriptive study regulatory activity, young assistant professor spent some semesters law school before his doctorate contacted editor about publishing correction least law. The consulted other experts who, along editor, erroneously concluded was needed because they believed endorses decision. Later year, another same discussed how could do more "punish" deceivers, realizing commission cannot use punitive remedies what term punishment lawyers. still, under different referenced journals analysis regulation and First Amendment Constitution, authors exhibiting misunderstanding constitutional issues such their involved several errors. This problem works both ways. News coverage articles prestigious medical frustrates psychology when social science, medical. Even if applies technically correct method, relevant theories ignored results presented basis wildly inappropriate conclusions news media too happy report. Articles will sometimes go authors' expertise assert invalid presumptions existing science research. As result, making know publications reviews might contradict material found basic psychology, business mass communications undergraduate textbooks. It lawyers still concern advertisers' subliminal messages, there existed valid reason think all would impact making. These oversights easy understand context makes editorial decisions publications. …