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Ethical Guidelines in Research

Research ethics provides guidelines for scientists to ensure research is conducted responsibly and to a high ethical standard. The guidelines outline principles such as honesty in reporting data, objectivity to avoid bias, and integrity by keeping promises. Additional principles include being careful, open, respecting intellectual property, maintaining confidentiality, and conducting responsible publication and mentoring. Overall the principles aim to promote social good while preventing harm through competent, lawful and ethical research.

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Ethical Guidelines in Research

Research ethics provides guidelines for scientists to ensure research is conducted responsibly and to a high ethical standard. The guidelines outline principles such as honesty in reporting data, objectivity to avoid bias, and integrity by keeping promises. Additional principles include being careful, open, respecting intellectual property, maintaining confidentiality, and conducting responsible publication and mentoring. Overall the principles aim to promote social good while preventing harm through competent, lawful and ethical research.

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  • Research Ethics Guidelines: Presents essential guidelines and principles for conducting research ethically, addressing various aspects like honesty, objectivity, and integrity.

Research ethics provides guidelines for the responsible conduct of research.

In addition, it educates and


monitors scientists conducting research to ensure a high ethical standard. The following is a general
summary of some ethical principles:
Honesty:
Honestly report data, results, methods and procedures, and publication status. Do not fabricate, falsify, or
misrepresent data.
Objectivity:
Strive to avoid bias in experimental design, data analysis, data interpretation, peer review, personnel
decisions, grant writing, expert testimony, and other aspects of research.
Integrity:
Keep your promises and agreements; act with sincerity; strive for consistency of thought and action.
Carefulness:
Avoid careless errors and negligence; carefully and critically examine your own work and the work of
your peers. Keep good records of research activities.
Openness:
Share data, results, ideas, tools, resources. Be open to criticism and new ideas.
Respect for Intellectual Property:
Honor patents, copyrights, and other forms of intellectual property. Do not use unpublished data,
methods, or results without permission. Give credit where credit is due. Never plagiarize.
Confidentiality:
Protect confidential communications, such as papers or grants submitted for publication, personnel
records, trade or military secrets, and patient records.
Responsible Publication:
Publish in order to advance research and scholarship, not to advance just your own career. Avoid
wasteful and duplicative publication.
Responsible Mentoring:
Help to educate, mentor, and advise students. Promote their welfare and allow them to make their own
decisions.
Respect for Colleagues:
Respect your colleagues and treat them fairly.
Social Responsibility:
Strive to promote social good and prevent or mitigate social harms through research, public education,
and advocacy.
Non-Discrimination:
Avoid discrimination against colleagues or students on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, or other factors
that are not related to their scientific competence and integrity.
Competence:
Maintain and improve your own professional competence and expertise through lifelong education and
learning; take steps to promote competence in science as a whole.
Legality:
Know and obey relevant laws and institutional and governmental policies.
Animal Care:
Show proper respect and care for animals when using them in research. Do not conduct unnecessary or
poorly designed animal experiments.
Human Subjects Protection:
When conducting research on human subjects, minimize harms and risks and maximize benefits; respect
human dignity, privacy, and autonomy.

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