Political scientists are increasingly conducting field experiments that raise ethical issues that
standard review criteria and processes are ill equipped to address. Field experiments can …

Research with human subjects 1 exemplifies the perennial conflict between the good of the
individual and the good of society. Policies and procedures that protect the rights and …

The practice of offering payment to individuals in exchange for their participation in clinical
research is widespread and longstanding. Nevertheless, such payment remains the source …

What to prescribe for a patient in general practice when the choice of treatments has a
limited evidence base? Tjeerd-Pieter van Staa and colleagues argue that using electronic …

Controlled Human Infection Model (CHIM) research involves the infection of otherwise
healthy participants with disease often for the sake of vaccine development. The COVID-19 …

Freedom of information (FOI) requests are increasingly used in sociology, criminology and
other social science disciplines to examine government practices and processes. University …

This book is an introductory text to illustrate the key issues faced when undertaking a child
mental health research project. It provides an accessible guide through each element of the …

Veracity, one of the five V's used to describe big data, has received attention when it comes
to using electronic medical record data for research purposes. In this perspective article, we …

Ethical analysis is often needed in the preparation of policy decisions on risk. A three‐step
method is proposed for performing an ethical risk analysis (eRA). In the first step, the people …

This book has a different starting point from others that concentrate on qualitative research
ethics; it focuses on how qualitative researchers experience ethical dilemmas in the field …