Six domains of research ethics. A heuristic framework for the responsible conduct of research.
The purpose of this paper is to provide a simple yet comprehensive organizing scheme for the responsible conduct of research (RCR). The heuristic offered here should prove helpful in research ethics education, where the many and heterogeneous elements of RCR can be bewildering, as well as research into research integrity and efforts to form RCR policy and regulations. The six domains are scientific integrity, collegiality, protection of human subjects, animal welfare, institutional integrity, and social responsibility.
Pimple
Kenneth D
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Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics and American Institutions, Indiana University, 618 East Third Street, Bloomington, IN 47405-3602, USA. pimple@indiana.edu
D004995:Ethics, Professional; D006801:Humans; D012106:Research / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards*; D012107:Research Design; D015871:Scientific Misconduct; D012941:Social Responsibility