Suzanne Griep Farley

I received my driver’s license in 1955 at the age of 15. We had to signal left turn, right turn, and stop by sticking our left arm out of the window. Minnesota allowed 14-year-olds to drive farm tractors on public roads in those days. My generation was the first where girls had an easy opportunity to learn to drive. Driver’s education was taught at Chaska High School. Driving became a rite of passage for all teenagers for the first time; it still is today.

I hope I’m out of a job sooner rather than later. Having only been in my current role leading the small Springer Nature Research Integrity Group for about 2 months, it may seem strange to have redundancy as my aim. But wouldn’t it be amazing if there was no longer any research or publication misconduct to prevent or detect? Unfortunately, that’s not going to happen anytime soon. The pressures on authors, editors and reviewers are as intense as ever. New types of misconduct continue to emerge.

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