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Research Ethics and Integrity Reference List
Please note that this is not an exhaustive list and it will be updated annually. If you have any suggestions please email the Ethics SecretaryGeneral texts
Please note that this is not an exhaustive list and it will be updated annually. If you have any suggestions please email the Ethics Secretary.
Boddy, J., Neumann, T., Jennings, S., Morrow, V., Alderson, P., Rees, R. and Gibson, W. (2012) The Research Ethics Guidebook: A Resource for Social Scientists, http://www.ethicsguidebook.ac.uk/.
Cloke, P. (2002) Deliver us from evil? Prospects for living ethically and acting politically in human geography, Progress in Human Geography 26: 587-604.
Cutchin, M.P. (2002) Ethics and geography: continuity and emerging synthesis, Progress in Human Geography 26: 656-664.
de Laine, M. (2000) Participation and Practice: Ethics and Dilemmas in Qualitative Research. London: Sage.
Israel M. and Hay I. (2006) Research Ethics for Social Scientists: Between Ethical Conduct and Regulatory Compliance. London: Sage.
Lee, R.M. (1993) Doing Research on Sensitive Topics, Sage.
Mann, C. and Stewart, F. (2000) Internet Communication and Qualitative Research. London: Sage.
Mertens D.M. and Ginsberg P.E. (2009) Handbook of Social Research Ethics, Los Angeles; London: Sage.
Oliver, P. (2003) Student's Guide to Research Ethics, Maidenhead: Open University Press.
Proctor, J.D. and Smith, D.M. (eds.) (1999) Geography and Ethics: Journeys in a Moral Terrain. London: Routledge
Scheper-Hughes, N. (1995) The primacy of the ethical: propositions for a militant anthropology, Current Anthropology 36(3): 409-440.
Valentine, G. (2005) Geography and ethics: moral geographies? Ethical commitment in research and teaching, Progress in Human Geography 29: 483-487.
Wyss, M. and Peppoloni, S. (eds.) (2015) Geoethics: Ethical Challenges and Case Studies in Earth Sciences. Oxford: Elsevier.
Relevant journals
Journal of empirical research on human research ethics
Qualitative Research
Records Management Journal
Research Ethics
Research Evaluation
Relevant Twitter accounts
Ethics and Integrity @E_Integrity_EN
King’s College London Research Ethics @Ethics_KCL
PEALS Newcastle Uni @PEALSncl
Publication Ethics @C0PE
Research Ethics @Research_Ethics
U.S. Office of Research Integrity @HHS_OR
UKRIO @UKRIO
University of Leeds Research Ethics @UoLResEthics
University of Melbourne OREI @UoM_OREI
1: GUIDANCE REGARDING LEGAL REQUIREMENTS, MORAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND CODES OF CONDUCT
A. Conflicts of interest
Kellogg, S. (2012) The power of transparency, Nature, 484(7392): 131-2.
Tollefson, J. (2015) Ethics: Earth science wrestles with conflict-of-interest policies, Nature, 522(7557): 403-404.
B. Data protection
Akeroyd, A.V. (1991) Personal information and qualitative research data: Some practical and ethical problems arising from data protection legislation, in Fielding, N.G. and Lee, R. (eds.) Using Computers in Qualitative Research, Sage, pp. 89-106.
Childs, S., McLeod, J., Lomas, E. and Cook, G. (2014) Opening research data: issues and opportunities, Records Management Journal, 24(2): 142-162.
Harding, A., Harper, B., Stone, D., O'Neill, C., Berger, P., Harris, S. and Donatuto, J. (2012) Conducting research with tribal communities: sovereignty, ethics, and data-sharing issues, Environmental Health Perspectives 120(1): 6-10.
van den Eynden, V., Corti, L., Woollard, M., Bishop, L. and Horton, L. (2011) Managing and Sharing Data. UK Data Archive, http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/media/2894/managingsharing.pdf.
C. Feedback
Battiste, M.(2008) Research ethics for protecting indigenous knowledge and heritage, in Denzin, N.K. and Lincoln, Y.S. (eds.) Handbook of Critical and Indigenous Methodologies. Los Angeles: Sage Publications, pp.497-510.
Baum, F., MacDougall, C. and Smith. D. (2006) Participatory action research, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 60: 854–857.
Fitzgerald, T. (2004) Powerful voices and powerful stories: reflections on the challenges and dynamics of intercultural research, Journal of Intercultural Studies 25(3): 233-245.
Fonow, M.M. and Cook, J.A. (2005) Feminist methodology: new applications in the academy and public policy, Signs 30(4): 2211-2236.
MacKenzie, C.A., Christensen, J. and Turner, S. (2015) Advocating beyond the academy: dilemmas of communicating relevant research results. Qualitative Research 15(1): 105–121.
Mihesuah, D.A. (1993) Suggested guidelines for institutions with scholars who conduct research on American Indians, American Indian Culture and Research Journal 17(3): 131-139.
Nagar, R. (2013) Storytelling and co-authorship in Feminist Alliance Work: reflections from a journey, Gender, Place, and Culture, 20(1): 1-18.
Nagar, R. (2006) Playing with Fire: Feminist Thought and Activism through Seven Lives in India. Sangtin Writers, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press and New Delhi: Zubaan.
Pedzisa, T., Minde, I. and Twomlow, S. (2010) An evaluation of the use of participatory processes in wide-scale dissemination of research in micro dosing and conservation agriculture in Zimbabwe, Research Evaluation 19(2): 145-155.
Rundstrom, R. and Deur, D. (1999) Reciprocal appropriation: toward an ethics of cross-cultural research, in Proctor, J.D. and Smith, D.M. (eds.) Geography and Ethics: Journeys in a Moral Terrain. London: Routledge, pp.237-250.
Schlesinger, P., Selfe, M. and Munro, E. (2015) Inside a cultural agency: team ethnography and knowledge exchange, The Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society 45(2): 66-83.
Scheper-Hughes, N. (2000). Ire in Ireland. Ethnography 1(1): 117-140.
Smith, L.T. (1999) Decolonizing Methodologies. Research and Indigenous Peoples. London: Zed Books.
Stewart, E.J. and Draper, D. (2009) Reporting back research findings: a case study of community-based tourism research in Northern Canada. Journal of Ecotourism 8(2): 128–143.
Sulle, E. and Smalley, R. (2015) Study of Sugarcane Outgrowing at Kilombero: Stakeholder Feedback Report, Future Agricultures. Available at: http://www.future-agricultures.org/publications/research-and-analysis/occasional-papers/1953-study-of-sugarcane-outgrowing-at-kilombero-stakeholder-feedback-report/file.
Ward, V., Smith, S., Foy, R., House, A. and Hamer, S. (2010) Planning for knowledge translation: a researcher's guide, Evidence and Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice 6(4): 527-541.
Whittle, R., Walker, M. and Medd, W. (2011) Suitcases, storyboards and Newsround: exploring impact and dissemination in Hull, Area 43(4): 477-487.
D. Research Integrity
Kershaw1, G.G.L., Castleden, H. and Laroque, C.P. (2014) An argument for ethical physical geography research on Indigenous landscapes in Canada, The Canadian Geographer 58(4): 393–399.
Mark, I. (2015) Research Ethics and Integrity for Social Scientists Beyond Regulatory Compliance. London: SAGE Publications.
Mayer, T. (2015) Research integrity: the bedrock of the geosciences, in Wyss, M. and Peppoloni, S. (eds.) Geoethics: Ethical Challenges and Case Studies in Earth Sciences. Oxford: Elsevier, pp.71-81.
Miller, L. (2013) Doing Cross-cultural Research with Integrity: Collected Wisdom from Researchers in Social Settings. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Nichols-Casebolt, A. (2012) Research Integrity and Responsible Conduct of Research. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Steneck, N., Anderson, M., Kleinert, S. and Mayer, T. (2015) Integrity in the Global Research Arena. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Co. Available at: http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/pdf/10.1142/9789814632393_fmatter.
Stern, A.M., Casadevall, A., Steen, R.G. and Fang, F.C. (2014) Research: Financial costs and personal consequences of research misconduct resulting in retracted publications. Available at: http://elifesciences.org/content/3/e02956.full.
E. Codes of Professional Conduct
See Research Ethics and Integrity Guidance Notes.
F. Research in Developing Countries
Battiste, M.(2008) Research ethics for protecting indigenous knowledge and heritage, in Denzin, N.K. and Lincoln, Y.S. (eds.) Handbook of Critical and Indigenous Methodologies. Los Angeles: Sage Publications, pp.497-510.
Benatar S.R. (2002) Reflections and recommendations on research ethics in developing countries, Social Science and Medicine 54(7): 1131-1141.
Brown, N., Boulton, M., Lewis, G. and Webster, A. (2004) Social Science Research Ethics in Developing Countries and Contexts, ESRC Research Ethics Framework Working paper, Discussion Paper 3.
Colvin, J.G. (1992) Editorial: A Code of Ethics for Research in the Third World, Conservation Biology 6(3): 309-311.
Honan, E., Hamid, M.O., Alhamdan, B., Phommalangsy, P. and Lingard, B. (2013) Ethical issues in cross cultural research, International Journal of Research and Method in Education 36(4): 386–399.
Hyder, A.A., Wali, S.A., Khan, A.N., Teoh, N.B., Kass, N.E. and Dawson, L. (2004) Ethical review of health research: a perspective from developing country researchers, Journal of Medical Ethics 30: 68–72.
Kass, N.E., Hyder, A.A., Ajuwon, A., Appiah-Poku, J., Barsdorf, N., Elsayed, D.E., Mokhachane, M., Mupenda, B., Ndebele, P., Ndossi, G., Sikateyo, B., Tangwa, G. and Tindana, P. (2007) The structure and function of Research Ethics Committees in Africa: a case study, PLoS Medicine 4(1).
McIntosh, S., Sierra, E., Dozier, A., Diaz, S., Quiñones, Z., Primack, A., Chadwick, G. and Ossip-Klein, D.J. (2008) Ethical review issues in collaborative research between us and low-middle income country partners: a case example, Bioethics 22(8): 414-422.
Morris, N.J. (2015) Providing ethical guidance for collaborative research in developing countries, Research Ethics, doi: 10.1177/1747016115586759.
Neitzke, A.B. (2012) Globalizing research ethics: justice and biomedical research in developing countries, Perspectives on Global Development and Technology 11(1): 145-153.
Ravinetto R, Buvé A, Halidou T, Lutumba P, Talisuna A, Juffrie M, D’Alessandro U and Boelaert, M. (2011) Double ethical review of North-South collaborative clinical research: hidden paternalism or real partnership? Tropical Medicine and International Health 16(4): 527–530.
Sidaway, J.D. (1992) In other worlds: on the politics of Research by 'First World' Geographers in the 'Third World', Area 24(4): 403-408.
Sultana, F. (2007) Reflexivity, positionality and participatory ethics: negotiating fieldwork dilemmas in international research, ACME: An International Journal for Critical Geographies 6(3): 374–385.
2: GUIDANCE REGARDING THE RIGHTS OF HUMAN SUBJECTS
A. Confidentiality
Clark, A. (2006) Anonymising Research Data. NCRM Working Paper Series 7/06. ESRC National Centre for Research Methods. http://www.ncrm.ac.uk/research/outputs/publications/WorkingPapers/2006/0706_anonymising_research_data.pdf.
Clough, C. (2008) Managing confidentiality in illicit drugs research: ethical and legal lessons from studies in remote Aboriginal communities, Internal Medicine Journal 38(1): 60-63.
Cochrane, A. (1998) Illusions of power: interviewing local elites, Environment and Planning A 30(12): 2121–2132.
Hall, S.M. (2014) Ethics of ethnography with families: a geographical perspective, Environment and Planning A 46: 2175–2194
Kounadi, O. and Leitner, M. (2014) Why does geoprivacy matter? The scientific publication of confidential data presented on maps, Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics 9(4): 34-45.
Richardson, D.B., Kwanb, M., Alterc, G. and McKendryd, J.E. (2015) Replication of scientific research: addressing geoprivacy, confidentiality, and data sharing challenges in geospatial research, Annals of GIS 21(2). Available at: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19475683.2015.1027792#aHR0cDovL3d3dy50YW5kZm9ubGluZS5jb20vZG9pL3BkZi8xMC4xMDgwLzE5NDc1NjgzLjIwMTUuMTAyNzc5MkBAQDA=
Svalastog, A. and Eriksson, S. (2010) You can use my name; you don't have to steal my story – a critique of anonymity in indigenous studies, Developing World Bioethics 10(2): 104-110.
Methodological Issues in Qualitative Data Sharing and Archiving, www.cardiff.ac.uk/socsi/hyper/QUADS/index.html.
Mji, G., Schneider, M., Vergunst, R. and Swartz, L. (2014) On the ethics of being photographed in research in rural South Africa: views of people with disabilities, Disability & Society 29(5): 714-723.
Morrow, V., Boddy, J. and Lamb, R. (2014) The ethics of secondary data analysis: Learning from the experience of sharing qualitative data from young people and their families in an international study of childhood poverty, University of Sussex. Available at: http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/49123/1/NOVELLA_NCRM_ethics_of_secondary_analysis.pdf
B. Consent
Araali, B.B. (2011) Perceptions of Research Assistants on How Their Research Participants View Informed Consent and Its Documentation in Africa, Research Ethics 7(2): pp. 39-50.
Belur, J. (2014) Status, gender and geography: power negotiations in police research, Qualitative Research 14(2): 184-200.
Boehlefeld, S. (1996) ‘Doing the right thing: ethical cyber research’, http://venus.soci.niu.edu/~jthomas/ethics/tis/go.sharon.
Bulmer, M. (1982) Social Research Ethics: An Examination of the Merits of Covert Participant Observation. New York: Holmes & Meier Publishers.
Calvey, D. (2008) The art and politics of covert research: doing ‘situated’ ethics in the field, Sociology 42(5): 905-815.
Cameron, J. and Hart, A. (2007) Ethical issues in obtaining informed consent for research from those recovering from acute mental health problems: a commentary, Research Ethics Review 3(4): 127–129.
Davies, K. (2008) Informed Consent in Visual Research. Seeking consent for the use of images obtained in photo elicitation: Reflections from the Living Resemblances project, Toolkit #01, ESRC National Centre for Research Methods.
Fleming, S (2013) Social research in sport (and beyond): Notes on exceptions to informed consent, Research Ethics 9(1): 32-43.
Fox, J., Murray, C. and Warm, A. (2003) Conducting research using web-based questionnaires: practical, methodological, and ethical considerations, International Journal of Social Research Methodology 6(2): 167-180.
Frankel, M. S. and Sanyin, S. (1999) Ethical and legal aspects of human subjects research on the internet: a report of a workshop, http://www.aaas.org/spp/dspp/sfrl/projects/intres/main.htm.
Harvey, W.S. (2011) Strategies for conducting elite interviews, Qualitative Research 11(4): 431-441.
Herod, A. (1999) Reflections on interviewing foreign elites: praxis, positionality, validity, and the cult of the insider, Geoforum 30(4): 313-327.
Herrera, CJ. (1999) ‘Two arguments for ‘covert methods’ in social research’ British Journal of Sociology 50 (2): 331-343.
Hugonot-Diener, L. and Husson, J-M. (2007) Communicating with the elderly: decision making and informed consent in subjects with frailty or dementia, Research Ethics Review 3(3): 92–96.
Jessee, E. (2011) The limits of oral history: ethics and methodology amid highly politicized research settings, Oral History Review: Journal of the Oral History Association 38(2): 287-307.
Lauder, M.A. (2003) Covert participant observation of a deviant community: justifying the use of deception, Journal of Contemporary Religion 18(2): 185-196.
Lugosi, P. (2006) Between overt and covert research: concealment and disclosure in an ethnographic study of commercial hospitality, Qualitative Inquiry 12(3): 541-56.
Madge, C. (2007) Developing a geographers’ agenda for online research ethics, Progress in Human Geography 31: 654-674.
Manson, N.C. and O’Neill, O. (2007) Rethinking Informed Consent in Bioethics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Mascalzoni, D., Janssens, A.C.J.W., Stewart, A., Pramstaller, P., Gyllensten, U., Rudan, I., van Duijn, C.M., Wilson, J.F., Campbell, H. , McQuillan, R. and EUROSPAN Consortium (2010) Comparison of participant information and informed consent forms of five European studies in genetic isolated populations, European Journal of Human Genetics 18(3): 296-302 .
O'Connor, H. and Madge, C. (2003) Focus groups in cyberspace: using the Internet for qualitative research, Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal 6(2): 133-143.
Spicker, P. (2011) Ethical covert research, Sociology 45(1): 118-133.
Trevisan, F. and Reilly, P. (2014) Ethical dilemmas in researching sensitive issues online: lessons from the study of British disability dissent networks, Information, Communication and Society 17(9): 1131-1146.
Walters, S. and Godbold, R. (2014) Someone Is Watching You: The Ethics of Covert Observation to Explore Adult Behaviour at Children’s Sporting Events, Journal of Bioethical Inquiry 11(4): 531-537.