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Research Ethics Review
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ISSN 1747-0161 · SAGE Publishing · 297 articles in the index
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It’s more than money: The true costs of spam in online survey research
Online surveys are a popular method for collecting data in the social sciences. Despite its cost-effectiveness, concerns regarding the legitimacy of data from online surveys are increasing. One such concern is fraudulent responses or “spam” by malicious agents intentionally deceiving the survey…
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Situated responsibility in interdisciplinary research ethics: Comparative perspectives from Moldova, Japan and France
This paper designs and explores the concept of situated ethical responsibility (SER) within interdisciplinary research ethics, drawing on comparative perspectives from Moldova, Japan, and France. The study highlights the limitations of universalised ethical codes, particularly in the context of…
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Scientific integrity: Perceptions and recommendations from a qualitative study with actors of the science, technology, and innovation system in Colombia
The review of the scientific literature has provided evidence of the presence of scientific misconduct and questionable conduct in research (QCR), without further studies in different countries, including Colombia. This study aims to provide results of qualitative research on the perceptions and…
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Ability expectations in collaborative research: Ethical reflections from three empirical studies with disability communities
This study critically explores ability expectations in collaborative research with disability communities to highlight ethical consequences and outline an ableism-critical research practice. Ability expectations in research are shaped by an ableist academia that often excludes and/or objectifies…
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The ‘power of 1’: The ethics and epistemology of ‘N-of-1 trials’ in oncology
Conduct of clinical research involving single patient subjects has a relatively long history. The notion of ‘N-of-1 trials’ first emerged in the 1980s, introducing a method for evaluating the impact of alternately exposing individuals ‘on’ and ‘off’ a particular treatment. In the years since…
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Patient and family consent for publication: A bibliographic and ethical analysis of recent case reports from a single institution
The objective of this study was to identify compliance with journal policies on documenting consent to publish case studies and to discuss the ethical framework specific to the creation and publication of case studies. Textual analysis of case studies published between 2019 and 2024 at a single…
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Blurring boundaries: Research assistance and the risk of contract cheating in postgraduate education in Africa
This commentary examines the growing concern of blurred boundaries between legitimate research assistance and contract cheating in postgraduate education, particularly within Africa. In this commentary, we argue that while research assistance is often vital for students facing challenges such as…
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Writing the unwritten and owning the incomplete: An autoethnographic reflection on addressing study limitations in scholarly research
This analytic autoethnographic study explores the rhetorical and emotional dimensions of writing about limitations in academic research. Drawing on eight authored manuscripts, over 20 peer review reflections, annotated drafts, research memos, and professional correspondence, the inquiry examines…
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How community members in Uganda perceive controlled human infection studies
Controlled Human Infection studies are a new and uncommon way of conducting clinical research in low resource settings. Regardless of the supposed importance of human infection studies in advancing clinical research, there is still limited literature on community perceptions of this field of…
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” A descriptive qualitative study on stakeholder perspectives involved in HIV/AIDS research and treatment in Uganda
The return of individual pharmacogenomic research results is increasingly recognized as an ethical obligation, reflecting participants’ right to information and researchers’ duty of care. However, implementing this in low-resource settings poses significant ethical and logistical challenges. We…
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Whose Data, Whose Ethics? Rethinking Ethical Accountability in Research Using Publicly Available Indigenous Data
Prevailing practices in research are to treat information found in the public domain as ethically unencumbered, requiring no obligation to the individuals or groups represented. This assumption rests on a narrow interpretation of ethical responsibility, namely, that if information is publicly…
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Publication ethics, retraction notices, and hindsight
Academic research from years past has increasingly come under scrutiny for a variety of reasons. While it is imperative that flawed studies based on obvious research misconduct receive notices of retraction or expressions of concern, it is unclear to what extent these corrective actions apply to…
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Leaving no one behind: Ethical guardrails for geroscience research
If geroscience research delivers on its promise to increase healthy life years, societies around the globe will face profound moral questions. Unlike research addressing diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, or diabetes, biological targeting of the process of senescence has a far wider…
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Meaningful and minimally distressing: Trans adolescents’ perspectives on sensitive research interviews
Qualitative research on sensitive topics (e.g. abuse, mental health difficulties, discrimination) is needed to understand lived experiences of complex issues. However, this type of research raises concerns about potential adverse effects on participants, especially with younger participants and…
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Grounding ethical governance: Co-produced, community-based research ethics in qualitative and oral history practice with vulnerable groups
This article examines an embedded model of ethical governance, as practised by the Mind in Bexley Research and Ethics Advisory Board, in overseeing the Unpaid Mental Health Carers in Bexley oral history project. Unlike conventional university-based research ethics committees (RECs), this Board was…
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Ethics on the periphery: Unpacking Ghanaian NGOs’ avoidance of research oversight
Many non-governmental organisations (NGOs) conduct data collection on households, children, women, migrants and other vulnerable populations. These activities often meet internationally accepted definitions of human subject research, yet they routinely proceed without ethical review. In this…
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Participant preferences for the return of non-genetic research results: An interview study of participants from a rheumatoid arthritis trial
While there is a large focus on return of genetic research results, more information is needed regarding participant preferences for the return of non-genetic research results generated from biospecimens that provide unclear clinical benefit. Participants in the Rheumatoid Arthritis Study of the…
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Caught in the middle: Local researchers’ experience of mundane ethical harms in crisis settings
Most literature on research ethics originates from the perspectives of international researchers and, to a lesser extent, research subjects. This article goes beyond the prevailing understanding of ethical misconduct as a failure to secure informed consent, data breaches, coercion, or misuse of…
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Challenges and recommendations for research security: Learning from research ethics and integrity
Collaborative and open research combined with influential technological advancements and geopolitical tensions allow Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and Research Performing Organisations (RPOs) to become prone to Research Security (RS) risks. Despite its recent conceptualisation, RS has been…
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A national survey of knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding publication ethics standards among the members of research ethics committees of Iranian Universities of Medical Sciences
Evaluating the performance of research ethics committees provides valuable data that can enhance their effectiveness. This survey assessed the knowledge, attitudes, and practices concerning the publication ethics standards among the members of these committees in Iranian universities of medical…