Joy Zhang

In collaboration with Kathleen Vogel (Arizona State University), Sonia Ben Ouagrham-Gormley (George Mason University) I’m organising a special issue for the top quartile journal, Journal of Responsible Innovation on the topic ‘How Do Scandals Shape the Understanding and Practice of Responsible Research and Innovation?‘

Scientific scandals are particularly important to our understanding and practice of responsible research and innovation (RRI). There is a shared belief that research scandals are most instrumental in shaking up scientific systems and a shared recognition of a rising frequency of research misconduct. Yet there is a dearth of systematic examination on how irresponsible research activities shape governance and scientific norms and on how we should engage with scandals or scandalous individuals responsibly and effectively to inform the future. Thus we proposed this special issue to fill this gap. 

Detail of the call can be found on GSEJ’s website: https://research.kent.ac.uk/global-science-and-epistemic-justice/news/?article=477

Key deadlines: 300 words abstract by 15 October 2023. Full papers by 31 January 2024 (detailed submission instructions is at the end of the page)