Scientists are responsible for conducting and communicating scientific work with integrity, respect, fairness, trustworthiness and transparency, and for considering the consequences of new knowledge and its application. The maintenance of ethical standards by scientists and their institutions is a prerequisite for trust in science by both policymakers and the broader public.
World Conferences on Research Integrity
The ISC predecessor organization, the International Council for Science, through its Committee on Freedom and Responsibility in the Conduct of Science, co-sponsored the World Conferences on Research Integrity (WCRI) that have taken place since 2007.
Statements, reports & codes
Statements were issued on the occasion of World Conferences on Research Integrity and the World Science Forum. These are complemented by statements and reports by other international bodies. At the national level, codes of conduct were drafted in many countries.
Statements
World Science Forum
World Conferences on Research Integrity
- Montreal Statement on Research Integrity in Cross-Boundary Research Collaborations (2013)
- Singapore Statement on Research Integrity (2010)
International Bodies
- European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity (European Commission, 2017)
- Statement of principles for research integrity (Global Research Council, 2013)
- Promoting the integrity of science and the scientific record (ICSU CFRS, 2008)
Reports
- Doing global science: a guide to responsible conduct in the global research enterprise (InterAcademy Partnership, 2016)
- Research integrity: what it means, why it is important and how we might protect it (Science Europe, 2015)
- Seven reasons to care about integrity in research (Science Europe, 2015)
- Responsible conduct in the global research enterprise: a policy report (InterAcademy Council / Panel, 2012)
- Best practices for ensuring scientific integrity and preventing misconduct (OECD, 2007)
National codes of conduct
- Australia: Australian code for the responsible conduct of research (2007)
- Belgium: Codes of ethics for scientific research in Belgium (2009)
- Canada: NRC’s research integrity policy (2013) / Tri-agency framework: responsible conduct of research(2011)
- China: Towards excellence in science (2014)
- Czech Republic: Code of ethics for researchers of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (2010)
- Denmark: Danish code of conduct for research integrity (2014)
- Estonia: Code of ethics of Estonian scientists (2002)
- Finland: Responsible conduct of research and procedures for handling allegations of misconduct in Finland(2012)
- France: Promouvoir une recherche intègre et responsable: un guide (2014)
- Germany: Rules of good scientific practice (2013)
- Hungary: Science ethics code of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (2010)
- Ireland: Ensuring research integrity in Ireland (2014)
- Japan: Code of conducts for scientists (2013)
- Latvia: Scientist’s code of ethics (1997)
- Malawi: The framework of guidelines for research in the social sciences and humanities in Malawi (2011)
- Netherlands: The Netherlands code of conduct for academic practice: principles of good academic teaching and research (2014) / Responsible research data management and the prevention of scientific misconduct (2013)
- New Zealand: Code of professional standards and ethics in science, technology, and the humanities(2012)
- Norway: Ethics and integrity in research (2006)
- Poland: Good manners in science: a set of principles and guidelines (2001)
- The San people’s Code of Research Ethics (English and French) (2018)
- Spain: Code of good scientific practices (2011)
- Sri Lanka: A guidebook on research ethics (2004)
- Sweden: Good research practice: what is it? (2006)
- Switzerland: Integrity in scientific research: principles and procedures (2008)
- Ukraine: Code of ethics for a scientist in Ukraine (2009)
- United Kingdom: The concordat to support research integrity (2012) / Code of practice for research: promoting good practice and preventing misconduct (2009)
- United States of America: On being a scientist: responsible conduct in research (1995)