TY - JOUR
T1 - Five dimensions of research ethics
T2 - A stakeholder framework for creating a climate of research integrity
AU - DuBois, James M.
AU - Antes, Alison L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2017 by the Association of American Medical Colleges
Copyright:
Copyright 2019 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2018/4
Y1 - 2018/4
N2 - The authors explore five dimensions of research ethics: (1) normative ethics, which includes meta-ethical questions; (2) compliance with regulations, statutes, and institutional policies; (3) the rigor and reproducibility of science; (4) social value; and (5) workplace relationships. Each of the five dimensions is important not only because it addresses an aspect of good research done in a good manner but also because it addresses the concerns of key stakeholders in the research enterprise. The five-dimension framework can guide institutions as they answer three questions central to any research ethics program: (1) Who should champion research ethics? (2) What should interventions look like? and (3) Who should participate in the interventions? The framework is valuable because the answers to these three questions are radically different depending on the dimension under consideration. An expanded vision of research ethics does not entail that institutions should require additional online training or approvals from institutional review boards. However, without acknowledging all five dimensions, programs risk missing an important aspect of research ethics or ignoring the interests of important stakeholders.
AB - The authors explore five dimensions of research ethics: (1) normative ethics, which includes meta-ethical questions; (2) compliance with regulations, statutes, and institutional policies; (3) the rigor and reproducibility of science; (4) social value; and (5) workplace relationships. Each of the five dimensions is important not only because it addresses an aspect of good research done in a good manner but also because it addresses the concerns of key stakeholders in the research enterprise. The five-dimension framework can guide institutions as they answer three questions central to any research ethics program: (1) Who should champion research ethics? (2) What should interventions look like? and (3) Who should participate in the interventions? The framework is valuable because the answers to these three questions are radically different depending on the dimension under consideration. An expanded vision of research ethics does not entail that institutions should require additional online training or approvals from institutional review boards. However, without acknowledging all five dimensions, programs risk missing an important aspect of research ethics or ignoring the interests of important stakeholders.
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U2 - 10.1097/ACM.0000000000001966
DO - 10.1097/ACM.0000000000001966
M3 - Article
C2 - 29068823
AN - SCOPUS:85057748333
VL - 93
SP - 550
EP - 555
JO - Academic Medicine
JF - Academic Medicine
SN - 1040-2446
IS - 4
ER -