{"id":2067,"date":"2016-07-01T10:44:17","date_gmt":"2016-07-01T05:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/?p=2067"},"modified":"2019-07-19T19:48:42","modified_gmt":"2019-07-19T13:48:42","slug":"how-to-avoid-ethical-issues-in-your-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/how-to-avoid-ethical-issues-in-your-research\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Avoid Ethical Issues in Your Research"},"content":{"rendered":"

Too many scientific reputations<\/a> have been damaged by charges of unethical behavior. Although we all think of ourselves as applying the highest standards of ethics, avoiding ethical issues is not as easy as you might think. Here are some of the problems encountered by researchers and how to overcome them.<\/p>\n

What is Ethical Behavior?<\/h2>\n

Defining ethical behavior is surprisingly difficult. Some things are obvious: don\u2019t fake research, don\u2019t take credit for another\u2019s work<\/a>, disclose conflicts of interest. But the devil is in the details. For example, when publishing a research paper<\/a>, what exactly constitutes a financial conflict of interest that must be reported? Owning a majority share of a company that benefits from your research? Certainly. Owning 5% of the company. Maybe. Owning a mutual fund that contains shares of the company? Probably not. Matters can get sticky. Read the guidelines of each journal for its specific policy, and report anything that might apply.<\/p>\n

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