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The Singapore Statement on Research Integrity
(Web Page on Another Site)
The principles and responsibilities set out in the Singapore Statement on Research Integrity represent the first international effort to encourage the development of unified policies, guidelines and codes of conduct, with the long-range goal of fostering greater integrity in research worldwide.
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Ethics in Science & Engineering: Redefining Tools & Resources
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This report summarizes the main points of discussion of a national workshop convened to advance knowledge and practice for ethics in science and engineering.
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Research integrity: preventing misconduct and dealing with allegations
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OECD global science conference/link on research integrity - This page provides access to the consensus report on Best Practices for Ensuring Scientific Integrity and Preventing Misconduct, the first Wold Conference on Research Integrity in Lisbon, and the final report of a committee set up to develop practical recommendations to help in the investigation of allegations of research misconduct in international research collaborations.
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Animal Subjects Bibliography
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Bibliography
A partially-annotated list of books, web resources, and journal articles that describe the issues related to the use of animals in scientific research.
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Authorship & Peer Review in Science and Engineering Bibliography
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Bibliography
Includes a list of websites, books and journal articles that cover issues related to authoring and reviewing scientific publications.
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Collaborative Research between Scientists and Industry/University Collaborators Bibliography
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Bibliography
A short annotated list of books and journal articles touching on issued related to effective collaborations.
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Conflicts of Interest Bibliography
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Bibliography
An annotated list of websites, books and journal articles discussing conflicts of interest in engineering and science.
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Human Subjects & Informed Consent Bibliography
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Bibliography
An annotated collection of links, books, and journal articles addressing issues in research using human subjects.
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Public Engagement in Science and Technology Policy Decision-Making Bibliography
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Bibliography
Includes links, books, and journal articles on engaging the public in discussions of science and technology and related policy.
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Resources for Research Ethics Education
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This site aims to provide resources and tools for teachers of research ethics and to promote best practices and evidence-based research ethics education.
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National Advisory Panel on Research Integrity (NAPRI)
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"NAPRI is structured to facilitate the dialogue of individuals with overlapping expertise in the area of research integrity and to make their opinions and advice available to the larger research community."
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Research Ethics Modules from NC State University
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This site contains Acrobat files for individual modules that contain essays, discussions, and illustrations--These may take a while to download. Topics covered include the following: Module 1: Research Ethics: an Introduction; Module 2: Authorship and Peer Review; Module 3: The Mentoring of Graduate Students; Module 4: Animal Subjects in Research; Module 5: Professional Responsibility and Codes of Conduct; Module 6: Human Participants in Research; Module 7: Rightdoing and Misconduct in Research; Module 8: Intellectual Property - Copyright; Module 9: Responsible Use of Statistical Methods; Module 10: Science and the Media: Ethical Issues.
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Council of Graduate Schools Project for Scholarly Integrity (CGS PSI) Resources
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The Council of Graduate Schools Project for Scholarly Integrity (CGS PSI) Resources page contains a wide range of materials for use in enhancing education in the responsible conduct of research and scholarly integrity, and allows users to do topical searches on preset as well as self-selected terms. The site also includes links to their free monthly newsletters and a blog on relevant topics.
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The Ethics in Science and Engineering National Clearinghouse (ESENCe)
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The Ethics in Science and Engineering National Clearinghouse (ESENCe) Browse section also allows users to search on preset and self-selected terms. ESENCe has particular interest in materials by and for social and behavioral sciences (see http://www.ethicslibrary.org/broadening_ethics.html) and issues of international ethics (see http://www.ethicslibrary.org/international/).
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Adventures in Ethics & Science
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Janet D. Stemwedel, an associate professor of philosophy at San Jose State University, publishes this a blog that covers a variety of topics from academic integrity to women in science.
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Group Mentoring in Responsible Research
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A modular sequence of materials on the responsible conduct of research that support a series of activities for student-faculty learning. These materials for the exploration of issues in the responsible conduct of research among students, faculty, postdoctoral fellows and research staff are being greatly expanded under a grant from NIH/PHS (#T15 AI07592). Included here are discussion and interview questions, readings, and applicable policies and standards, including new Federal Policy on Research Misconduct and misconduct definition, and a growing collection of original scenarios that present ethical problems common in research.
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Clinical Research Ethics - Educational Materials from CTSpedia
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The CTSA Consortium Clinical Research Ethics Key Function Committee's Educational Materials Group has developed this online, searchable database of educational materials for use in RCR education and training. The group was formed to survey CTSA sites on their current practices in teaching the Responsible Conduct of Research, to ascertain what needs the sites have and catalog the approaches that are being taken in order identify those best practices. The database is a collection of those materials.
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Draft Policy of the Public Health Service
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2000 Draft policy issued by the Office of Research Integrity of the Public Health Service (PHS).
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Helsinki Declaration
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A copy of the historic Helsinki Declaration.
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Nuremberg Code
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The judgment by the war crimes tribunal at Nuremberg laid down 10 standards to which physicians must conform when carrying out experiments on human subjects in a new code that is now accepted worldwide.This judgment established a new standard of ethical medical behavior for the post World War II human rights era.