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Welcome to the CODEX website - rules and guidelines for research

This website's aim is to give researchers and other interested parties access to and information on the guidelines, ethics codes and laws that regulate and place ethical demands on the research process. One can search for a specific document or ones originating from a certain author ("Rules and guidelines"). Short introductions to issues in research ethics create a certain coherence and help those looking for a quick overview ("About research ethics"). There are weekly news updates from the world of research ethics.

CODEX addresses first and foremost those who are actively involved in research, but also the interested public. Thus, no special previous knowledge is needed to understand the website's contents. We graciously accept corrections and suggestions for additions - and please tell us when finding broken links.

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Last updated: 2010-09-02

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New documents recently issued

Guiding Principles on Human Cell, Tissue and Organ Transplantation (WHO)

Singapore Statement on Research Integrity (draft)

ARRIVE Guidelines for reporting animal research

ENCePP Code of Conduct (European Network of Centres for Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacovigilance)

News

2010-08-27
Vaccine's adverse effect kept secret?
At least one Finnish researcher is facing massive critique after it has been revealed that suspicions were kept secret that the vaccine against swine flu might cause narcolepsy, writes Dagens Medicin.
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2010-08-27
Confidentiality threatened by subpoenas
When doing research on the health effects of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, the researcher had to face subpoenas from Exxon lawyers looking for personal information of study subjects. Can litigation risk become an extreme burden on certain types of research? (Nature) Read more »


2010-08-27
Ban reintroduced for schimpanzee research
Another bill to ban invasive research on schimpanzees was recently introduced in the US senate, much to the dismay of some researchers (Science). Read more »


2010-08-26
Pricey to investigate misconduct
To investigate research misconduct might be very costly, but how should the impact of research misconduct really be measured (Nature). Read more »


2010-08-26
Ruling against american stem cell research
A federal court has ruled against President Obama's executive order allowing for more stem cell research (New York Times). Read more »


2010-08-21
Fight over authorship at Karolinska
An infected dispute about proper criteria for authorship will now be handled by the expert group on misconduct. (Läkartidningen). Read more »


2010-08-21
Ethics expert from Harvard found cheating
A well known expert on morality and cognition has been found guilty of eight instances of research misconduct (New York Times). Read more »


2010-08-18
Plagiarizing professor says he will quit
This summer, we again could read about a case of plagiarizm in media (Dagens Medicin). Read more »


2010-07-29
Could publishing a paper make you a spy?
This is fiercly discussed in the states where a chinese scientist is prosecuted after an article on pesticides. (Nature News). Read more »


2010-07-08
Climate researchers cleared of misconduct
Now the last report from The Independent Climate Change Email Review be read on the net.


2010-07-08
Stem cell society confuses patients
In a highly critical blog entry, Summer Johnson of Bioethics.net accuses the website of the International Society for Stem Cell Research of bringing on the therapeutic misconception. Read more »



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