TSP's Journey through PhD Chemistry as a Bulldog

TSP: This is for Ms Conduct alone!   Introduction From time immemorial, misconduct has been a major component of all human societies, evident in the resulting backwardness that exists and metastasizes across the world. The act of shortcutting, to go through the right process in a bid to reduce stress, yet receive relief, accolades, money, trust, and any sort of prestige has for many years been part of the research community, and only very few of the overwhelming majority have been caught red-handed and subsequently sanctioned (McCook, 2017). According to the Office of Science and Technology Policy (2021), research misconduct involves the “fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism in proposing, performing, or reviewing research, or in reporting research results” . It is a behavior that intentionally or unintentionally neglects scientific ethical standards ( Pitak-Arnnop et al., 2008). When caught, the researcher or scientist ultimately, amongst many a thing loses reputation, nasc...