Research Ethics

Distribute data, outcomes, concepts, techniques, and resources. Maintain an open mind to criticism and new ideas.

• Openness

• Honesty

• Consistency

• Legality

Maintain and improve professional knowledge and expertise through lifelong education and learning.

• Confidentiality

• Integrity

• Objectivity

• Competence

Recognize and adhere to applicable rules, regulations, and institutional and governmental policies.

• Legality

• Integrity

• Respect

• Carefulness

Protect communications, such as participant identity and records.

• Non-discrimination

• Honesty

• Confidentiality

• Objectivity

Report data, results, methods and procedures, and status of publications truthfully.

• Competence

• Honesty

• Objectivity

• Carefulness

Avoid bias towards people based on their gender, race, ethnic origin, or any other characteristic unrelated to their integrity.

• Non-discrimination

• Confidentiality

• Openness

• Integrity

Behave with sincerity and aim for thinking and action consistency.

• Respect

• Objectivity

• Integrity

• Competence

Eliminate bias in all stages of research, including design, data analysis, and data interpretation.

• Respect

• Integrity

• Objectivity

• Confidentiality

Avoid careless errors and neglect, and conduct a thorough and critical examination of your own and your peers' work.

• Carefulness

• Competence

• Honesty

• Openness

Without permission, do not use unpublished data, techniques, or results. Don't forget to give credit where credit is due.

• Legality

• Respect

• Objectivity

• Competence