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  1. Ethical Considerations in Research

    Revised on May 9, 2024. Ethical considerations in research are a set of principles that guide your research designs and practices. Scientists and researchers must always adhere to a certain code of conduct when collecting data from people. The goals of human research often include understanding real-life phenomena, studying effective treatments ...

  2. Ethical Dilemmas in Qualitative Research: A Critical Literature Review

    To discuss ethical issues and research with small connected communities: Case study involving small communities: Qualitative research in small, connected communities presents ethical challenges. ... The reflection on the researcher's role and his/her influence on the research field was the theme of the paper by Råheim et al. (2016). During ...

  3. Ethics in Research: A Comparative Study of Benefits and Limitations

    Abstract. Ethics, as an integral component of human decision-making, undeniably shape the landscape of scientific research. This article delves deeply into the nuanced realm of ethical ...

  4. Fundamentals of Medical Ethics

    Our hope is that the Fundamentals of Medical Ethics series will suggest broad lessons to keep in mind as physicians, patients, research participants, families, and communities struggle with new ...

  5. Common Ethical Issues In Research And Publication

    This paper will discuss different ethical issues in research, including study design and ethical approval, data analysis, authorship, conflict of interest and redundant publication and plagiarism. I have also included two case scenarios in this paper to illustrate common ethical issues in research and publication. Go to:

  6. Ethics in scientific research: a lens into its importance, history, and

    Introduction. Ethics are a guiding principle that shapes the conduct of researchers. It influences both the process of discovery and the implications and applications of scientific findings 1.Ethical considerations in research include, but are not limited to, the management of data, the responsible use of resources, respect for human rights, the treatment of human and animal subjects, social ...

  7. Research Ethics: Sage Journals

    Research Ethics is aimed at all readers and authors interested in ethical issues in the conduct of research, the regulation of research, the procedures and process of ethical review as well as broader ethical issues related to research such as scientific integrity and the end uses of research. ... Submit your paper to one of our Special ...

  8. Ethical Issues in Research

    Definition. Ethics is a set of standards, a code, or value system, worked out from human reason and experience, by which free human actions are determined as ultimately right or wrong, good, or evil. If acting agrees with these standards, it is ethical, otherwise unethical. Scientific research refers to a persistent exercise towards producing ...

  9. The Ethics of Research, Writing, and Publication

    According to Resnik (2011), many people think of ethics as a set of rules distinguishing right from wrong, but actually the term "ethics" refers to norms of conduct or of action and in disciplines of study. Research ethics or norms promote the "knowledge, truth, and avoidance of error" (p. 1) and protect against "fabricating ...

  10. Ethical Considerations in Research

    Revised on 6 July 2024. Ethical considerations in research are a set of principles that guide your research designs and practices. Scientists and researchers must always adhere to a certain code of conduct when collecting data from people. The goals of human research often include understanding real-life phenomena, studying effective treatments ...

  11. Defining ethical challenge(s) in healthcare research: a rapid review

    To the authors' knowledge, this is the first rapid review to examine the use of the term 'ethical challenge (s)' in empirical healthcare research literature. Notably, only 12/72 (17%) of included studies published in the last 5 years contained a definition for 'ethical challenge (s)', despite this being the focus of the research being ...

  12. 100 Questions (and Answers) About Research Ethics

    100 Questions (and Answers) About Research Ethics is an essential guide for graduate students and researchers in the social and behavioral sciences. It identifies ethical issues that individuals must consider when planning research studies as well as provides guidance on how to address ethical issues that might arise during research implementation.

  13. Ethical Issues in Research: Perceptions of Researchers, Research Ethics

    Research Design. A qualitative research approach involving individual semi-structured interviews was used to systematically document ethical issues (De Poy & Gitlin, 2010; Hammell et al., 2000).Specifically, a descriptive phenomenological approach inspired by the philosophy of Husserl was used (Husserl, 1970, 1999), as it is recommended for documenting the perceptions of ethical issues raised ...

  14. (PDF) Ethical Issues in Research

    Ethics or moral philosophy is a branch of philos-. ophy with standards or codes or value systems. and involves defending, systematizing, recommending concepts of right, and minimizing. wrong ...

  15. Addressing ethical issues in your research proposal

    The ethical issues to be considered will vary depending on your organisational context/role, the types of participants you plan to recruit (for example, children, adults with mental health problems), the research methods you will use, and the types of data you will collect. ... Ensuring your research is ethical: A guide for Extended Project ...

  16. What Is Ethics in Research and Why Is It Important?

    Education in research ethics is can help people get a better understanding of ethical standards, policies, and issues and improve ethical judgment and decision making. Many of the deviations that occur in research may occur because researchers simply do not know or have never thought seriously about some of the ethical norms of research.

  17. Ethics and Related Issues in Research

    Intellectual Honesty. Scientists should also show intellectual honesty in perceiving ideas for research, conducting research, and reporting research results. Many people including scientists tend to ignore evidences that deviate from expected lines. 'Conditioned thinking' is a problem of established researchers.

  18. Ethical Considerations in Research: A Framework for Practice

    3. Justice. IRB indicates institutional review board. framework for evaluating research is outlined by Emanuel et al.7 Steps suggested in the process of eval-uating ethical research include: 1.Value in terms of the knowledge extracted and applied from the research. 2.Scientific validity reflecting the methodology.

  19. Legal and ethical issues in research

    Abstract. Legal and ethical issues form an important component of modern research, related to the subject and researcher. This article seeks to briefly review the various international guidelines and regulations that exist on issues related to informed consent, confidentiality, providing incentives and various forms of research misconduct.

  20. Ethics of psychological research

    Describe the issues addressed by the APA Ethical Standards that apply to researchers. Explain how IRBs and IACUCs operate. Outline the major ethical considerations in planning a research study using nonhuman animals. Explain the importance of the three Rs in animal research. Explain the protections ethics codes offer for human participants in ...

  21. 177 Best Ethics Paper Topics

    Provided is a list of ethics paper topics and ethical issues to write about for your research. Toll-free: +1 (877) 401-4335. Order Now. About; Prices; Services How It Works; ... For students writing either an essay or a research paper on ethics, there are some relevant things to note about a good essay/research topic and writing a dissertation ...

  22. Current Issue

    Ethical issues in Nipah virus control and research: addressing a neglected disease (9 December, 2023) ... ethics questions that must be answered (8 December, 2023) ... Paul Root Wolpe, Rebecca D Pentz. Extended essays. Taking a moral holiday? Physicians' practical identities at the margins of professional ethics (29 September, ...

  23. Procedural ethics for social science research: Introducing the Research

    Conflict research is rife with ethical issues, and the field is increasingly reflecting on how to best address these. ... Signatures, paper, and writing in research ethics review. American Anthropologist 120(4): 795-806. Crossref. Web of Science. Google Scholar. Yanow D, Schwartz-Shea P (2016) Encountering your IRB 2.0: What political ...

  24. Ethical Implications of AI in Decision-Making Systems

    This paper explores the ethical concerns surrounding AI-driven decision-making systems. It discusses issues such as bias, transparency, and accountability, and examines the impact on fairness and ...

  25. Analyzing the ethical and societal impacts of proposed research

    It is one thing to do an ESR for 35 or 40 proposals, it is quite another to do 400 or 4,000. We hope this scaffolding will make it easier for researchers to think through the ethical and social issues raised by their research and identify strategies to mitigate any problems. [We also hope this process] becomes a routine part of research.

  26. A research on abortion: ethics, legislation and socio-medical outcomes

    Abstract. This article presents a research study on abortion from a theoretical and empirical point of view. The theoretical part is based on the method of social documents analysis, and presents a complex perspective on abortion, highlighting items of medical, ethical, moral, religious, social, economic and legal elements.

  27. Ethical challenges in online research: Public/private perceptions

    Online research has created new challenges for ethics committees and institutions as well as for researchers: as Ackland (2013: 43) succinctly puts it, 'Ethical guidelines for use of digital trace data are still a moving target.'New digital online spaces force researchers to rethink established ethical principles of informed consent, privacy and anonymity.

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  29. Ethical considerations in scientific writing

    We discuss two issues related to ethics in scientific writing: Plagiarism and authorship. Plagiarism, the most common form of scientific misconduct, is defined as the appropriation of another person's ideas, processes, results or words without giving appropriate credit. While plagiarism is often intentional, it may be unintentional due to ...