In Defense of the Netherlands Code of Conduct for Research Integrity: Response to Radder

We assess Radder's criticisms of the Netherlands Code of Conduct for Research Integrity and show that they either miss their mark or depend on controversial background assumptions about the purpose of the Code. Although Radder raises important questions about the broader roles and purposes of research in society, his conclusion that the Code should be revised in the ways he proposes is unjustified.

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We evaluate Radder's criticisms of the Netherlands Code of Conduct for Research Integrity and find that they fail to address the main issues or rely on controversial assumptions about the Code's purpose. While Radder raises important questions about the broader roles and purposes of research in society, his proposed revisions to the Code are unjustified.