able ▁research ▁organizations ▁and ▁univers ities ▁ref using ▁to ▁h ire ▁them ; ▁fund ing ▁sources ▁ref using ▁to ▁spons or ▁them ▁or ▁their ▁work , ▁and ▁journ als ▁ref using ▁to ▁consider ▁any ▁of ▁their ▁articles ▁for ▁publication . ▁In ▁some ▁cases , ▁however , ▁especially ▁if ▁the ▁research er ▁is ▁senior ▁and ▁well - est ab lished , ▁the ▁academic ▁community ▁can ▁close ▁ranks ▁to ▁prevent ▁injury ▁to ▁the ▁scient ist ' s ▁career . ▁ ▁Fab ric ators ▁may ▁also ▁have ▁previously ▁earned ▁academic ▁credentials ▁taken ▁away . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Jan ▁Hend rik ▁Schön ▁was ▁stri pped ▁of ▁his ▁doctor ate ▁degree ▁by ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Konst anz ▁after ▁a ▁committee ▁formed ▁by ▁Bell ▁L abs ▁found ▁him ▁guilty ▁of ▁fabric ation ▁related ▁to ▁research ▁done ▁during ▁his ▁employ ment ▁there . ▁This ▁action ▁was ▁undert aken ▁even ▁though ▁Schön ▁was ▁not ▁accused ▁( in ▁the ▁matter ▁in ▁question ) ▁of ▁any ▁fabric ation ▁or ▁other ▁mis con duct ▁rel ating ▁to ▁his ▁work ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁or ▁supported ▁the ▁degree — the ▁doctor ate ▁was ▁rev oked , ▁according ▁to ▁University ▁officials , ▁sole ly ▁due ▁to ▁Schön ▁behav ing ▁" un worth ily " ▁in ▁the ▁Bell ▁L abs ▁affair . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Ret raction ▁J unk ▁science ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : S cient ific ▁mis con duct <0x0A> </s> ▁John ▁of ▁Winter thur ▁( c . ▁ 1 3 0 0 ▁– ▁after ▁ 1 3 4 8 )