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A case of scientific misconduct that was widely discussed in public both in Germany and abroad has led the Executive Board of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft to appoint an international commission to explore causes of dishonesty in science systems to discuss preventive measures to examine the existing mechanisms of professional self regulation in science and to make recommendations on how to safeguard them. As a result of its deliberations, the commission puts forward the recommendations covered in this book. The accompanying justification and commentary contain suggestions for their implementation. They are followed by a short overview of the problems in the scientific system discussed by the commission, and of institutional regulations in other countries which were helpful for drawing up these recommendations.