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Accountability in Research
Ethics, Integrity and Policy
Volume 26, 2019 - Issue 3
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Stewardship of research resources

Pages 246-251 | Published online: 01 Mar 2019
 

ABSTRACT

Most accounts of research ethics focus on the importance of a handful of ethical and epistemological norms for the conduct of science, such as honesty, integrity, transparency, accountability, objectivity, collegiality, fairness, social responsibility, but have little to say about another, less well-known norm that also deserves attention: stewardship of research resources. Many of the behaviors and practices that are widely regarded as unethical or ethically questionable involve wasting or misusing money, time, and other resources. While good stewardship of resources may not be as crucial to the ethics of science as other norms, it is an important consideration that scientists should keep in mind when managing their own resources or mentoring students and trainees in the responsible conduct of research. Additional investigation into the ethics of stewardship may help us better understand how this norm interacts with other research norms and guides scientific conduct.

Acknowledgments

This research was supported by the Intramural Program of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH). It does not represent the views of the NIEHS, NIH, or the U.S. government.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.

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Funding

This work was supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences [ZIAES102646-10].

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