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Q: What is the importance of research ethics?

Asked by Baljinder Singh on 24 May, 2019
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Research ethics are moral principles that guide researchers to conduct and report research
without deception or intention to harm the participants of the study or members of the
society as a whole, whether knowingly or unknowingly. Practising ethical guidelines while
conducting and reporting research is essential to establish the validity of your research.

You must follow ethical guidelines issued by regulatory committees in order to ensure the
safety of the participants of a study, the public at large, and that of the researcher
himself/herself. Following ethical guidelines will ensure that your research is authentic
and error-free, and will allow you to gain credibility and support from the public. You
must adhere to ethical guidelines also while presenting your findings in your manuscript.
This will ensure that your article is plagiarism-free and also no unverified data reaches the
readers of your article. Apart from that, research ethics fill in a sense of responsibility
among researchers and make it easy to fix responsibility in case of misconduct. 

Related reading:

 What every researcher should know to conduct research ethically

 6 Critical ethical principles associated with research in traditional medicine
 What do institutional animal ethics boards do?

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Answered by Editage Insights on 30 May, 2019

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