Social psychology
Diederik Stapel: Tilburg data fabrication, 2011 to 2013
Tilburg University (earlier University of Groningen and University of Amsterdam)
Misconduct found Settled with Dutch prosecutors in June 2013 with 120 hours of community service, after university committees established fraud in 55 publications.1,3,4
Papers
| Paper | Action | Date | Reason stated |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58 publications retracted by December 2015, including an article in the European Journal of Social Psychology Multiple journals, 1996 to 2011 https://retractionwatch.com/2015/12/08/diederik-stapel-now-has-58-retractions/2 | Retracted | 8 December 2015 | The European Journal of Social Psychology notice said the article contained data that he had fabricated, as quoted by Retraction Watch. |
Investigations
- Levelt, Noort and Drenth committees (Tilburg University, University of Groningen, University of Amsterdam), 28 November 2012The joint final report established fraud in 55 publications from his Groningen and Tilburg periods, found signs of fraud in 11 older publications, and described 10 PhD projects he supervised as tainted, according to the University of Groningen.1
- Dutch Public Prosecution Service (Functioneel Parket), 28 June 2013Agreed a settlement under which he performed 120 hours of community service over the falsification and fabrication of datasets and gave up illness and disability benefits worth about 18 months of salary, according to Dutch press reports cited by Retraction Watch. The fiscal investigation service FIOD concluded he had not misused public funds.3,4
Sources
- University of Groningen, Eindrapport Stapel (Levelt, Noort and Drenth committees) (28 November 2012)
- Retraction Watch, Diederik Stapel now has 58 retractions (8 December 2015)
- Retraction Watch, Diederik Stapel settles with Dutch prosecutors, won't face jail time (28 June 2013)
- BijzonderStrafrecht.nl (citing the Openbaar Ministerie), Transactie overeengekomen met Tilburgse psycholoog Stapel voor het vervalsen van onderzoeksdata (28 June 2013)