Moral Issues Regarding Scientific Articles

595 Words2 Pages
bulb-icon

Recommended: principles of ethics in biomedical research

In this paper, authors focused on the most commonly moral issues that are associated with submission, review, and publication of scientific articles. These recognized ethical values in the scientific community determines rules and fundamentals proper scientific publishing away from the violation of the rights of others. The categories that were discussed in this paper include data fabrication and falsification, plagiarism, redundant and duplicate publication, conflict of interest, authorship, animal and human welfare, and reviewer responsibility.

Through publish this paper, authors tried to increase education and awareness of ethical matters relevant to scientific investigation and publication to reduce deviations from appropriate conduct. Ethical breaches can be intentional, such as data fabrication, or can arise simply out of ignorance that cannot be an excuse in legal parlance. The main points mentioned in the paper are:

1. Data fabrication and falsification are the most obvious examples of scientific misconduct that represented over half of the new reported allegations based...

Show More
Related

  • Benchmark Assignment: Ethical Dilemmas Of Abortion

    1213 Words  | 3 Pages

    Abortion has been a political, social, and personal topic for many years now. The woman’s right to choose has become a law that is still debated, argued and fought over, even though it has been passed. This paper will examine a specific example where abortion is encouraged, identify the Christian world views beliefs and resolution as well as the consequences of such, and compare them with another option.

    Read More

  • Ethical Judgements Essay

    1330 Words  | 3 Pages

    Ethical judgements limit the methods available in the production of knowledge in both the arts and the natural sciences. Discuss.

    Read More

  • Women's Brains By Stephen Gould Rhetorical Analysis

    803 Words  | 2 Pages

    Although the scientific use of anthropometrics in not abused in modern day society, scientists still incorrectly draw conclusions from data and statistics. Many statically fallacies occur where scientists will try and bend the statistics to prove their own personal opinion. For example, a scientist may deem his new invention or product to be 100% successful, but it could have only been tested 5 times. Even though the abuse of anthropometrics has been abandoned, scientific data abuse is still apparent in modern day

    Read More

  • Eugenics

    1049 Words  | 3 Pages

    Prothero, Stephen. “Bad Science, Misplaced Faith.” Wall Street Journal. 22 April 2004, Proquest. Page D.10.

    Read More

  • Theories Of Dissociation

    980 Words  | 2 Pages

    The authors have not needed ethical approval to carry out this study as only published data that were in public domain were used. However, certain ethical considerations have been adhered to. Wager and Wiffen (2011) identified some ethical considerations authors of literature reviews need to adhere to. Whilst their primary focus was on authors writing systematic review for Cochrane journals, the suggestions are applicable to all authors of any form of literature review. The six suggestions are as follows:

    Read More

  • Essay on Fame in Djerassi’s Cantor's Dilemma

    1063 Words  | 3 Pages

    Both in fiction and in real life a certain breed of scientists has decided to ignore the scientific method and chase dreams of fame. With that fame, they hope to dig deep into our pockets and reap the benefits of their poor workmanship. It is most evident from the examples given that these scientists, who have seemingly reversed scientific evolution, no longer care for true science and the scientific method, but rather are interested in personal glory.

    Read More

  • Ethical Conduct in Human Research

    1461 Words  | 3 Pages

    Ethics refers to the values and customs of a community at a particular point in time. At present, the term ethics is guided by the moral principles that guide our everyday actions. These moral principles guide the researcher into deciding what is ‘right’ or ‘wrong’. The foundation of medical ethics is governed by two philosophical frameworks that are deontology, and utilitarianism. However ultimately the ethics committees need to balance the risks, and benefits for the participants and the community associated with the particular research proposal. This balance is quite important as the well being of participants is at risk.7

    Read More

  • The Cons of Animal Testing

    1354 Words  | 3 Pages

    Festing, S., & Wilkinson, R. (2007). The ethics of animal research. Talking point on the use of animals in scientific research. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2002542/.

    Read More

  • Global Ethics: The Personal Philosophy of an American Expatriate

    2067 Words  | 5 Pages

    Resnick, D.B. (2010). What is ethics in research & why is it important? Retrieved from

    Read More

  • conflict between humanistic and scientific value

    8652 Words  | 18 Pages

    Efficiency is highly prized in a culture turned toward productivity. It is therefore cultivated in contemporary business administration theories. It also tends to be prized above all other values in modern society, as society is more and more oriented toward technological advancement. Efficiency is also defined here as the most economic or the shortest or fastest or most simple way of realizing or achieving a goal with the least cost.

    Read More

  • Ethical Judgments Limit the Pursuit of Knowledge

    1323 Words  | 3 Pages

    In the natural sciences there are always ethical norms that limit how knowledge can be produced. In the natural sciences, experimentation is an important method of producing knowledge but ethical judgments can limit the use of this method. There are areas that are considered unethical ...

    Read More

  • MAJOR CAUSES OF SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT.

    602 Words  | 2 Pages

    The history of scientific misconduct already started long time ago, where Ptolemy used data from Hipparchos without acknowledging him; Galileo Galilei, the founder of the scientific method but appears to have relied more on thought experiments rather than performing empirical experiments (Werner-Felmayer, 2010). In the modern world, the integrity of scientist and scientific research is jeopardized when the discovery of scientific misconduct made headline news. Headline such as “Korean scientist said to admit fabrication in a cloning study” (Wade, 2005), “Dutch university sacks social psychologist over faked data” (Enserink, 2011), “Harvard psychology researcher committed fraud, U.S investigation concludes” (Carpenter, 2012) and “Top Canadian scientist and award-winning student caught in ‘blatant plagiarism’ of text” (Munro, 2012) really makes we think, why they committed such fraud? Before we go into factors that may contribute to scientific misconduct, we have to understand what is the definition of it and also types of misconduct.

    Read More

  • Contemporary Issues in Management

    1159 Words  | 3 Pages

    I will take note of the five recommendations APA's Science Directorate gives to help researchers uphold ethical research standards which include:

    Read More

  • Ethics and Scientific Research

    1422 Words  | 3 Pages

    Ethics is the study of moral values and the principles we use to evaluate actions. Ethical concerns can sometimes stand as a barrier to the development of the arts and the natural sciences. They hinder the process of scientific research and the production of art, preventing us from arriving at knowledge. This raises the knowledge issues of: To what extent do moral values confine the production of knowledge in the arts, and to what extent are the ways of achieving scientific development limited due to ethical concerns? The two main ways of knowing used to produce ethical judgements are reason, the power of the mind to form judgements logically , and emotion, our instinctive feelings . I will explore their applications in various ethical controversies in science and arts as well as the implications of morals in these two areas of knowledge.

    Read More

  • Science and morality

    1309 Words  | 3 Pages

    Progression is a natural occurrence in human life as well as society. Natural curiosity, coupled with a desire for self improvement, has propelled mankind into the age of science and technology. As society progresses, so, too, does human life continue to advance and improve. Medical advances have allowed humans to overcome disease and illness, and ultimately prolog human life. For example, the success of stem cell research has granted doctors the resources to replace damaged cells and begin to repair severe injuries. The amount of scientific progress making its way into society is astounding. However, eventually the question emerges, how far should these advancements be allowed to continue? And at what point do humans bypass medical need to such advances and begin to strip themselves of their humanity? The question of how far humans should allow science to penetrate the natural makeup of humans is delicate, and not one that will result in an unanimous opinion. Yet, before humans can address this subject, they must question whether or not they have the right to alter nature to any extent.

    Read More

More about Moral Issues Regarding Scientific Articles

Open Document