Reacción a "Reactions: four out of ten biomedical researchers in Spain admit to scientific misconduct in a study"

The survey's results are surprisingly high in terms of the percentage of respondents who admit to having committed some form of malpractice (43%). These results are not similar to previous studies conducted in other countries. The reasons may be that it was carried out in a very specific group of clinical researchers who responded voluntarily. There are responses that I find surprising, such as 2% having used purchased articles, which is a really extreme figure. 

The conclusion would be that, while the results of this study need to be confirmed, there is a group of researchers working in an environment where malpractice is somehow condoned, and this is worrying. We have been repeating for years that there is an urgent need in Spain to raise awareness of [scientific integrity] issues. There should also be systems in place to analyse misconduct, and disciplinary measures should be taken in the most serious cases.