Ethical conduct for research : a code of scientific ethics

Marcia Patton-Mallory; Kathleen Franzreb; Charles G. Carll; Richard Cline

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Ethical conduct for research : a code of scientific ethics

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Authors:

Marcia Patton-Mallory, Kathleen Franzreb, Charles G. Carll, Richard Cline

Year:

2000

Type:

Miscellaneous Publication

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Journal of forestry. Vol. 98, no. 7 (July 2000).:p. 32-33 : col. ill.

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Abstract

The USDA Forest Service recently developed and adopted a code of ethical conduct for scientific research and development. The code addresses issues related to research misconduct, such as fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism in proposing, performing, or reviewing research or in reporting research results, as well as issues related to professional misconduct, such as authorship practices, conflict of interest, and responsible treatment of data and resources.The adoption of a code of scientific ethics is expected to foster fairness, accuracy, and integrity in the conduct and reporting of scientific research within the agency.

Keywords

Professional ethics, Code of practice, Public agencies, Forestry

Citation

Patton-Mallory, Marcia; Franzreb, Kathleen; Carll, Charles; Cline, Richard. 2000. Ethical conduct for research : a code of scientific ethics. Journal of forestry. Vol. 98, no. 7 (July 2000).:p. 32-33 : col. ill.