学术腐败是学术界的败坏和堕落,与政治腐败和经济腐败一样,它也是在某种利益驱使下的产物,其主要表现形式是剽窃抄袭、沽名钧誉、弄虚作假。其实,学术腐败并不是会么新鲜事,只不过是近年来数量有所增多,手段有所翻新罢了。究其原因,一是随着研究人员队伍的日益壮大,学术界对科研课题、项目、名誉、地位乃至金钱的竞争比以往任何时候都更加激烈;二是社会上的浮躁情绪对学术界的渗透和影响。学术腐败是科研领域的一颗毒瘤,它能玷污学术界的纯洁,使公众失去对科学研究的信任,最终阻碍科学进步和社会进步。因此,根治这颗毒瘤是全世界学术界乃至人类社会的迫切愿望和要求。本刊《以德治学》专栏特别组织了几篇文章,介绍国外惩治学术腐败的情况。——编者 Academic corruption is the corrupting and degrading academic field. Like political corruption and economic corruption, academic corruption is also a product driven by some kind of interest. Its main manifestations are plagiarism, falsification of reputation and fraud. In fact, academic corruption is not a new phenomenon, but an increase in the number of recent years and a revision of the existing measures. The reason is that firstly, as the team of researchers grows increasingly larger, the academic circles are more fiercely contending with scientific research projects, projects, honors, status and even money than ever before; and secondly, the infiltration of social impetuosity into academia And influence. Academic corruption is a malignant tumor in the field of scientific research. It can tarnish the purity of academic circles, deprive the public of its trust in scientific research, and ultimately hinder scientific progress and social progress. Therefore, to eradicate this malignant tumor is the urgent desire and demand of academics and even human society in the world. The magazine “to rule by morality” column specially organized a few articles about the punishment of academic corruption in foreign countries. --editor