In this paper, I will argue that making it mandatory to report research misconduct is too demanding, as this kind of intervention can at times be self-destructive for the researcher reporting the misconduct. I will also argue that posing the question as a binary dilemma masks important ethical aspects of such situations. In situations that are too demanding for individual researchers to rectify through reporting, there can be other forms of social control available. I will argue that researchers should explore these. Finally, framing the issue as a question about the responsibilities of individual researchers masks the responsibilities of research institutions. Until institutions introduce measures that make this safe and effective, we should not consider reporting research misconduct mandatory. I will discuss this in light of both quantitative and qualitative data gathered as part of a survey in the PRINTEGER-project.

在本文中，我认为强制报告研究不端行为的要求太高了，因为这种干预有时会对报告不端行为的研究人员造成自我毁灭。我还将争辩说，将问题视为二元困境掩盖了这种情况的重要伦理方面。在个别研究人员无法通过报告纠正的情况下，可以有其他形式的社会控制可用。我认为研究人员应该探索这些。最后，把这个问题作为一个关于个别研究人员的责任的问题，掩盖了研究机构的责任。在机构采取措施确保安全有效之前，我们不应考虑强制报告研究不端行为。