国自然 z-bio 2026-01-26 1433

　　On January 23, the official website of the Fund Committee released the "Case Notification (First Batch of 2026)", notifying the results of the first batch of misconduct cases in 2026. A total of 20 misconduct cases were reported this time, involving 46 people. It mainly involves soliciting information from potential review experts, implementing requests, and greetings; plagiarizing other people's fund project applications, buying and selling papers, plagiarizing, forging pictures, forging and tampering with experimental results, illegally listing travel expenses that should be borne by individuals, and obtaining funds from science fund projects by recovering labor fees. The circumstances are serious. Compared with before, this time the handling of greetings and requests has been strengthened (4 cases). This time, two review experts were dealt with, and one of them (Li Junfa from a university in Beijing) was permanently disqualified from the National Nature Review Expert qualification, application and participation in the application.

　　Like last time, after the second batch of notifications in 2024, the specific units of the perpetrators will no longer be notified (it must be said that it is getting more and more regressive). According to the report, this time mainly involves 40 universities and scientific research institutions in 17 provinces and cities including Shanghai, Beijing, Guangdong, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Anhui, Shanxi, Liaoning, Tianjin, Jiangxi, Gansu, Fujian, Heilongjiang, Hainan, and Hunan. The full text of the notification is as follows:

　　Case notification (1st batch in 2026)

　　Recently, the National Natural Science Foundation of China approved at its executive meeting to deal with the subjects involved in cases of scientific research misconduct and project funding violations. According to regulations, the relevant situation is now reported as follows:

　　One

　　Zhang Hongyu, a university in Beijing, had a problem with purchasing application writing services from a third-party company during the 2021 fund project application process. In accordance with the relevant provisions of the "Measures for the Investigation and Handling of Research Misconduct in National Natural Science Foundation Projects" (hereinafter referred to as the "Measures"), the relevant fund project (approval number 82170191) was cancelled, the allocated funds were recovered, the National Natural Science Foundation project application and participation qualifications were canceled for 5 years (May 27, 2025 to May 26, 2030), and a notice of criticism was given.

　　Two

　　The 2024 and 2025 fund project applications of Yi Ying, a university in Zhejiang, and the 2025 fund project application of Tian Ping, a university in Shandong, contained plagiarism and plagiarism in the content of other people’s fund project applications, and attempts were made to cover up the plagiarism during the investigation. In accordance with the relevant provisions of the "Measures", the relevant fund project applications were canceled (none of which were funded), the above personnel's National Natural Science Foundation project application and participation application qualifications were canceled for 4 years (September 9, 2025 to September 8, 2029), and a notice of criticism was given.

　　Three

　　2019 fund project application form of You Xiufen from a university in Shanxi Province, 2025 fund project application form from Zhu Jianhua, Qiang Jin from a Gansu research institute as the project applicant, and Ma Wei from a Gansu university as a project participant 20 25-year fund project application form, Huang Hongtao's 2025 fund project application form from a hospital in Shanghai, Ma Xiang's 2025 fund project application form from a university in Yunnan, Jifei's 2025 fund project application form from a university in Guangdong, Xie Yinghai's 2025 fund project application form from a university in Anhui Province, Hao Guangliang's 2025 fund project application form from a university in Shandong Province, Yang Jing's 2025 fund project application form from a university in Shanghai, Xin Heng's 2025 fund project application form from a university in Jiangsu Province The 5-year fund project application, Jia Chenyang’s 2025 fund project application from a university in Tianjin, and Zhu Hongmin’s 2025 fund project application from a university in Jiangxi all have problems with plagiarizing the content of other people’s fund project applications. In accordance with the relevant provisions of the "Measures", the relevant project applications were revoked (none of which were funded), the above personnel's National Natural Science Foundation project application and participation qualifications were canceled for 3 years (September 9, 2025 to September 8, 2028), and they were notified of criticism.

　　Four

　　During the application process for the 2025 fund project, Du Peng, a hospital in Gansu, had problems such as repeated applications in violation of regulations, listing others as fund project participants without authorization, applying for fund projects in the name of others, and providing false ethics approval documents. According to the relevant provisions of the "Measures", the application for the relevant fund project (not funded) was cancelled, the application for the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the qualification to participate in the application were canceled for 5 years (September 9, 2025 to September 8, 2030), and a notice of criticism was given.

　　five

　　Li Junfa, a university in Beijing, violated the provisions of the "National Natural Science Foundation Project Review Expert Code of Conduct", the "National Natural Science Foundation Project Review Avoidance and Confidentiality Management Measures" and the "National Natural Science Foundation Project Review Expert Impartial Commitment Letter" during the communication review process of the 2022-2024 Science Fund project. According to the relevant provisions of the "Measures", the qualifications of the National Natural Science Foundation review experts will be permanently canceled (from May 27, 2025), the qualifications for the National Natural Science Foundation of China and participation in the application will be permanently canceled (from May 27, 2025), and a notice of criticism will be given.

　　Six

　　During the 2024 Science Fund project review period, Yu Zhixiang, a university in Sichuan, applied for projects for others, solicited information from potential review experts, implemented requests, and interfered with the investigation. According to the relevant provisions of the "Measures", the National Natural Science Foundation project application and participation application qualifications will be canceled for 7 years (May 27, 2025 to May 26, 2032), and the National Natural Science Foundation project review expert qualifications will be canceled for 7 years (May 27, 2025 to May 26, 2032), and a notice of criticism will be given.

　　Seven

　　During the 2021-2024 Science Fund project review period, Li Jinbao from a university in Shanghai asked and greeted potential review experts for others to apply for projects. According to the relevant provisions of the "Measures", the National Natural Science Foundation project application and participation application qualifications will be canceled for 5 years (May 27, 2025 to May 26, 2030), and the National Natural Science Foundation project review expert qualifications will be canceled for 5 years (May 27, 2025 to May 26, 2030), and a notice of criticism will be given.

　　Eight

　　During the 2025 fund project review period, Ma Xiaohua from a university in Shaanxi sought information from potential review experts and implemented requests for others to apply for projects. According to the relevant provisions of the "Measures", the National Natural Science Foundation project application and participation application qualifications will be canceled for 5 years (September 9, 2025 to September 8, 2030), and the National Natural Science Foundation project review expert qualifications will be canceled for 5 years (September 9, 2025 to September 8, 2030), and a notice of criticism will be given.

　　Nine

　　Zeng Yuan, a university in Guangdong, violated the "Code of Conduct for National Natural Science Foundation Project Review Experts" during the 2024 fund project review process. According to the relevant provisions of the "Measures", the qualification of the National Natural Science Foundation project review expert will be canceled for 3 years (September 9, 2025 to September 8, 2028), the qualification of the National Natural Science Foundation of China project application and participation application will be canceled for 3 years (September 9, 2025 to September 8, 2028), and a notice of criticism will be given.

　　ten

　　The involved papers published by Qi Hualin from a hospital in Shanghai, Liu Feng from a university in Shanghai, Wang Xiaolin and Shu Yusheng from a university in Jiangsu, Xing Jinchun from a university in Fujian, Zhang Qingmei and Chen Jie from a university in Fujian, Liu Jinjun and Tang Bi from a university in Anhui, An Yong from a university in Jiangsu, Tang Hui from a university in Guangdong and others have some problems with data trading. In accordance with the relevant provisions of the "Measures", the relevant fund projects (approval numbers 81970604, 81170046, 81502002, 82100692) were cancelled, the allocated funds were recovered, and the above personnel's National Natural Science Foundation project application and participation qualifications were canceled for 3 years (May 27, 2025 to May 26, 2028), and they were notified of criticism.

　　Twelve

　　The paper involved in the paper published by Zhang Yuhong and others from a university in Hainan has problems with paper buying and selling, using other people's signatures without consent, and labeling other people's fund projects without permission. According to the relevant provisions of the "Measures", the National Natural Science Foundation project application and participation application qualifications will be canceled for 5 years (September 9, 2025 to September 8, 2030), and a notice of criticism will be given.

　　Thirteen

　　Ouyang Canhui, a university in Jiangxi, has a basic data problem in buying and selling research in his 2022, 2023 and 2025 fund project applications. In accordance with the relevant provisions of the "Measures", the relevant fund project applications were canceled (none of which were funded), the National Natural Science Foundation project application and participation application qualifications were canceled for 3 years (September 9, 2025 to September 8, 2028), and a notice of criticism was given.

　　Fourteen

　　The involved papers published by Shi Tianwei and others from a university in Liaoning had problems such as entrusting third-party institutions to submit papers and labeling other people's fund projects without authorization. According to the relevant provisions of the "Measures", the National Natural Science Foundation of China project application and participation application qualifications will be canceled for 3 years (September 9, 2025 to September 8, 2028), and a notice of criticism will be given.

　　Fifteen

　　The involved papers published by Shen Erdong of a hospital in Hunan, Sun Zhe of a university in Liaoning, and others had problems with picture plagiarism, forgery and tampering. In accordance with the relevant provisions of the "Measures", the relevant fund project (approval number 81372548) was cancelled, the allocated funds were recovered, the National Natural Science Foundation project application and participation application qualifications were canceled for 5 years (May 27, 2025 to May 26, 2030) and 3 years (May 27, 2025 to May 26, 2028), and a notice of criticism was given.

　　Sixteen

　　The involved paper published by Ji Jing and others from a university in Jiangsu had problems such as forged and tampered pictures. In accordance with the relevant provisions of the "Measures", the relevant fund project (approval number 82104174) was cancelled, the allocated funds were recovered, the National Natural Science Foundation of China project application and participation qualifications were canceled for 5 years (September 9, 2025 to September 8, 2030), and a notice of criticism was given.

　　Fund project (Grant No. 81973930), the allocated funds will be recovered, and the National Natural Science Foundation project application and participation application of the above persons will be cancelled.

　　seventeen

　　The paper in question published by Wang Feng, Li Yaxue and others from a university in Heilongjiang has problems with data falsification and tampering. In accordance with the relevant provisions of the "Measures", the relevant fund project (approval number 81973930) was cancelled, the allocated funds were recovered, and the above personnel's National Natural Science Foundation project application and participation qualifications were canceled for 5 years (September 9, 2025 to September 8, 2030), and a notice of criticism was given.

　　Eighteen

　　The paper in question published by Ai Yilong, Zou Chen and others from a university in Guangdong had problems such as plagiarism. According to the relevant provisions of the "Measures", the National Natural Science Foundation of China project application and participation application qualifications will be canceled for 5 years (September 9, 2025 to September 8, 2030) and 3 years (September 9, 2025 to September 8, 2028) respectively, and will be notified and criticized.

　　Nineteen

　　Li Yongli of a university in Heilongjiang had a serious problem of obtaining funds from science fund projects by recovering labor fees and other methods. In accordance with the relevant provisions of the "Measures", the relevant fund project (approval number 71771041) was cancelled, the allocated funds were recovered, the National Natural Science Foundation of China project application and participation qualifications were canceled for 5 years (from November 11, 2025 to November 10, 2030), and a notice of criticism was given.

　　Twenty

　　Guo Jiang, a university in Liaoning, had serious problems in illegally disbursing travel expenses that should be borne by individuals and obtaining funds from science fund projects by recovering labor fees and other methods. In accordance with the relevant provisions of the "Measures", the relevant fund project (approval number 51975096) was cancelled, the allocated funds were recovered, Guo Jiang's National Natural Science Foundation project application and participation qualifications were canceled for 7 years (from November 11, 2025 to November 10, 2032), and a notice of criticism was given.

　　The National Natural Science Foundation of China will continue to seriously deal with scientific research misconduct that occurs during the application, review, implementation and publication of science fund projects. The majority of scientific and technological personnel are required to consciously practice the spirit of scientists in the new era, adhere to good academic styles, and abide by scientific ethics; all supporting institutions are requested to consciously fulfill the main responsibilities of supporting institutions, strengthen the construction of scientific research integrity, and jointly build a good academic ecosystem.