International standards for research integrity: An idea whose time has come?
A movement to promulgate international ethics standards covering areas of conduct other than research with human subjects has now begun to gain momentum. This commentary explains why it is important to develop international research integrity standards and some of the problems that must be overcome to bring them to fruition.
Resnik
David B
DB
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences/National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA. resnikd@niehs.nih.gov
D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000941:ethics* / Q000592:standards; D032781:Codes of Ethics; D016265:Conflict of Interest; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D028743:Professional Misconduct