Statement of Ethics and Good Practices
For ethical oversight, authors should include consent for publication, publication on vulnerable populations, ethical conduct of animal research, ethical conduct of human research, handling of confidential data, and ethical business/business practices.
Therefore, authors are encouraged to register trials in advance with registration centers.
Authors must comply with the Singapore Statement for Researchers.
Integrity:
Researchers should take responsibility for the honesty of their research.
Compliance with standards:
Researchers should be aware of and comply with research-related regulations and policies.
Research Methods:
Investigators should apply appropriate methods, base their conclusions on a critical analysis of the evidence, and report their results and interpretations thoroughly and objectively.
Documentation of the investigation:
Researchers should maintain clear and accurate research documentation so others can verify and reproduce their work.
Results of the investigation:
Researchers should share data and results openly and without delay as soon as they have established priority over their use and ownership over them.
Authorship:
Researchers should take responsibility for their contributions to all publications, funding applications, reports, and other ways of presenting their research. The lists of authors must include all those who meet the applicable authorship criteria and only them.
Acknowledgments in the publications:
Researchers should mention in publications the names and roles of those who have made significant contributions to the research, including editors, sponsors, and others who do not meet the authorship criteria.
Peer Review:
When evaluating the work of others, researchers should provide impartial, prompt, and rigorous evaluations and respect confidentiality.
Conflicts of interest:
Researchers should disclose any conflict of interest, financial or otherwise, that would compromise the reliability of their work in research proposals, publications, and public communications, as well as in any evaluation activities.
Public communication:
When participating in public debates about the application and relevance of specific research results, researchers should limit their professional comments to areas of expertise in which they are recognized and clearly distinguish between professional comments and opinions based on personal views.
Denunciation of irresponsible research practices:
Researchers should report to the proper authorities any suspected research misconduct, including fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, or other irresponsible practices that compromise their reliability, such as negligence, an incorrect listing of authors, failure to report conflicting data or the use of misleading analytical methods.
Response to irresponsible practices in research:
Research institutions, professional journals, organizations, and agencies that engage in research should have procedures in place to respond to allegations of misconduct or other irresponsible research practices and to protect those who, in good faith, report such behavior. If professional misconduct or other irresponsible research practice is confirmed, appropriate action should be taken immediately, including correction of research documentation.
Environment for research:
Research institutions should create and maintain conditions that promote integrity through education, transparent policies, and reasonable research advancement standards while fostering a work environment that includes integrity.
Social Considerations: Researchers and research institutions should recognize that they have an ethical obligation to weigh the societal benefits against the risks inherent in their work.
See: Singapur Statements