Hungarian Academy of Sciences' Science Ethics Code
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Hungarian Academy of Sciences' Science Ethics Code
What is this about?
This set of guidelines from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences includes fundamental moral and ethical principles of scientific research, as well as more concrete and applied guidance on day-to-day matters of research like avoiding falsification, fabrication, plagiarism; fair authorship procedures; and reporting violations of ethical research practices.
What sets this document apart from others is its extensive guidance for the nation's Science Ethics Committee that adjudicates and oversees investigations of ethics violations. Committee members are directed to issue consequence proportional to the "seriousness" of the act; to base their investigation on the principles of objectivity, completeness, and "exact exploration;" to maintain confidentiality; and to presume innocence.Why is this important?
The guidelines offer both a justification of a code of scientific research ethics (because of the deep need for transparency, accountability, and honesty in scientific research), and concrete practices for researchers to follow. It also offers best practices for committees tasked with investigating ethics violations in the research community.
