Library Guides: Ethical Considerations : A Guide: Research Integrity

Ethics in Scholarship, Publishing, and Data Management

Ethical behaviour in research is not only limited to the experimental process as it also applies to publications, scholarly communication and other aspects of research collection and data. Other research ethical issues to consider include:

Authorship
Responsible authorship and contributorship should be practiced. See the International Committee of Journal Editors Guidelines on authorship for ethical guidelines on inclusion/exclusion of "authors".
Openess
Share data, research, methods, and results to the rest of the scientific community and the public. Be open to criticism, suggestions, recommendations, and advice
Data management
Includes the reliable and respectful collection and manipulation of data, the ethical handling and maintaining of collected data, data preservation and security (HIPPA Privacy ruling), and the sharing of data and research to the scientific community.
Fabrication or False Information
As defined by Tulane University "Fabrication: Submission of contrived or altered information in any academic exercise." and "False Information: Furnishing false information to any University official, instructor, or Tulane University office relating to any academic assignment or issue" (Code of Academic Conduct, n.d.)
Objectivity in Research
There is a conflict in the objectivity of research when one's research proposal conflicts with personal (or that of one's family) financial gain. Any potential conflict of interest must be declared or stated in grant proposals or in the publication of research.
Openess
Share data, research, methods, and results to the rest of the scientific community and the public. Be open to criticism, suggestions, recommendations, and advice
Fabrication or False Information
As defined by Tulane University "Fabrication: Submission of contrived or altered information in any academic exercise." and "False Information: Furnishing false information to any University official, instructor, or Tulane University office relating to any academic assignment or issue" (Code of Academic Conduct, n.d.)

Resnik, D. B. (2011). What is ethics in research and why is it important. Retrieved from http://www.niehs.nih.gov

University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics (2003). A guide to research ethics. Retrieved from http://www.ahc.umn.edu/img/assets/26104/Research_Ethics.pdf

Books

Quantifying Research Integrity by Michael Seadle; Gary Marchionini (Editor)
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 9781627056403
Publication Date: 2016-12-22
This lecture looks at how to quantify the grayscale range in three kinds of research integrity violations: plagiarism, data falsification, and image manipulation.
Research Methodology by Peter Pruzan
Call Number: Q180.55.M4 P79 2016
ISBN: 3319271660
Publication Date: 2016-03-02
This book is an in-depth guide to effective scientific research. Ranging from the philosophical to the practical, it explains at the outset what science can - and can't - achieve, and discusses its relationship to mathematics and laws.
Shaping Images by Thorsten Beck
Call Number: P93.5 .B415 2016 - 3rd Floor
ISBN: 9783110474978
Publication Date: 2016-09-12
Explores how scholars from different domains conceive image manipulation. The study is based on research carried out at the Interdisciplinary Laboratory Image Knowledge Gestaltung at Humboldt University Berlin.
Scientific Integrity and Research Ethics by David Koepsell
Call Number: Q180.55.M67 K64 2017 - 2nd Floor
ISBN: 9783319512761
Publication Date: 2017-01-02
This book is an easy to read, yet comprehensive introduction to practical issues in research ethics and scientific integrity.

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