Guideline 2
Professional ethics
Researchers are responsible for putting the fundamental values and norms of research into practice and advocating for them. Education in the principles of good research begins at the earliest possible stage in academic teaching and research training. Researchers at all career levels regularly update their knowledge about the standards of good research practice and the current state of the art.
Explanation
Experienced and early career researchers support each other in a process of continuous mutual learning and ongoing training and maintain a regular dialogue.
Comments
- Enhancing reproducible research practices
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Scientific Integrity Scouts
Scientific Integrity Scouts play an important role as peers in conveying and updating knowledge about the standards of good research practice (GRP) and in facilitating dialogue on unresolved questions.
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Further links on professional ethics
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Aspects of good research practice specific to physics
Physics associations provide opportunities for regular dialogue on discipline-specific aspects of good research practice.
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Commitment to responsible marine research
German marine research has issued a voluntary commitment in which it sets out key principles of responsible marine research
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Ethical principles and guidelines in the engineering sciences
In the field of engineering sciences, some organisations have defined ethical standards.
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Ethical principles in chemistry
European Chemical Society (EuChemS), umbrella organisation of the chemical societies of Europe.
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Ethical principles in the geosciences
The European Geoscience Union (EGU) and the American Geophysical Union (AGU) have published a joint statement of principles on the EGU homepage for a code of ethics in the geosciences.
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Professional ethics in the life sciences
The reproducibility or replicability of results is a fundamental quality criterion in many areas of research.