PR Ethics
PR Ethics
PR Ethics
Are norms for conduct that distinguish between acceptable and unacceptable behavior- D. Resnik, 2020
RESEARCH ETHICS
Provides researchers with ethical principles or guidelines in order to do or conduct the research successfully
PRINCIPLES FOR ETHICAL CONDUCT OF RESEARCH (Shamoo and Resnick, 2002)
Honesty: Do not fabricate, falsify, or misrepresent data.
Objectivity: avoid biases
Integrity: Keep your promises and agreements.
Carefulness: careless errors and negligence should be avoided
Openness: Data, results, ideas, tools, resources should be shared
Respect for Intellectual Property: Recognized patents and copy rights to avoid plagiarism.
Confidentiality: Protect confidential communications and documents.
Responsible Publication: Avoid wasteful and duplicative publication.
Responsible Mentoring: Help students by educating, mentoring or advising.
Respect for Colleagues: Treat your colleagues fairly.
Social Responsibility: Promote social good and prevent social harms.
Non-Discrimination: Regardless of the race, ethnicity, or other factors, discrimination should be avoided.
Competence: Maintain and improve professional competence and expertise.
Legality: Obey institutional/ governmental laws and policies.
Animal Care: Respect and care for animals when using them in research.
Human Subjects Protection:Respect human dignity, privacy, and autonomy.
Authorship Conflict
Duplicate submission
Research Ethics came from the dark past back in world war 2. Nazi camp prisoners experienced
inhumane experimentation for the sake of scientists and physician’s biomedical experimentation. They
were not asked for a proper consent to participate that leads them to be killed. So in 1947, Nuremberg
code was used as basis in judging the scientist who performed this experiment. Those who are
responsible for the death of the participant was sentenced to death and life imprisonment. This code
include principles in conducting reseach. It was used to protect the rights of the people to participate to
the research. Imagine if this was not made, researchers until now would have been neglecting our rights
to participate to their study. And that is why research ethic is very important in conducting research.
To understand research ethics, fom the word included; ‘ethics’ what is it? (pabasa)
So these are the principles and guidelines. We researchers need to be educated about it becaude
kailangan natin imonitor yung mga activities na gagawin natin sa research especially if we have human
subjects. It is need for us to have high ethical standards.
HONESTY- Honestly report data, results, methods and procedures, and publication status. Do not
fabricate, falsify, or misrepresent data. Do not deceive colleagues, research sponsors, or the public.
OBJECTIVITY- avoid bias in experimental design, data analysis, data interpretation, peer review,
personnel decisions, grant writing, expert testimony, and other aspects of research. Avoid or
minimize bias or self-deception. Disclose personal or financial interests that may affect research.
INTEGRITY- act with sincerity and trive for consistency of thought and action. Some researchers
kasi, dahil sa daming works na gagawin para matapos yung research, they tend to break their
integrity like for example, they plagiarized, take take shortcuts sa process, and they cheat on the
results and findings.
CAREFULNESS- carefully and critically examine your own work and the work of your peers. Keep
good records of research activities, such as data collection, research design, and correspondence
with agencies or journals.
OPENNESS- Be open to criticism and new ideas.Because research is an active process and their
may be changes that will occur even after you finished your research
RESPECT FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY- Do not use unpublished data, methods, or results
without permission. Give proper acknowledgement or credit for all contributions to research. Never
plagiarize.
CONFIDENTIALITY- Private data especially yung infos ng mga respondents nyo, they all should be
secured
RESPONSIBLE PUBLICATION- It must serve as sharing new knowledge about specific field.
RESPONSIBLE MENTORING- They can mentor the future researchers especially if they will explore
the same topic and advise what area needs to focus more.
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY- Be sure that your research will benefit the concern units of the society. Because
that is the main goal of research, kung anong maiaambag nita sa society natin.
COMPETENCE- Maintain and improve your own professional competence and expertise through
lifelong education and learning; take steps to promote competence in science as a whole.
Authorship Conflict
Not including the name of the person who contributes to the research in any manner.
Failure to obtain consent from a person whose name is cited in the manuscript.
Adding an extra author or removing the name of an existing author before or after
publication.
Citing a person as an author just on the basis of seniority, family or professional relationship
when none of them contributed to the research or its writing.
.Duplicate Submission
Submission of your research paper or its publication in two or more identical journals
with or without acknowledgement to another is called duplicate submission/publication.
Such a practice is done by authors to increase their number of publications. But, bear in
mind! It’s unethical as it wastes the time of journal reviewers, publication resources, and
renders no benefit to humanity or scientific community.
You can query multiple journals for submitting your research paper, but finally submit to
one only!