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Research Ethics

Lesson 5.1


What ETHICS means?



Importance of Ethics in Research

  • To promote aim of research i.e. Expansion of Knowledge.
  • To support the value require for the collaborative work.
  • To protect data, anonymity of the subjects, and confidentiality, and the ability to build trust-based relationship with the respondents and retain it.
  • To protect research participants’ rights and welfare, and reduce the risk of physical and psychological discomfort, damage, and/or threats appearing because of research procedures.
  • To protect the rights of the researchers to carry out a lawful research and reputation of the university implementing or supporting research.
  • To get the funds and publish your work in a reputed journal.
  • To make the researcher accountable for their research.
  • To enhance the trust of society in the results.
  • To support the important moral and social values.

Research Ethics

1. Honesty (ईमानदारी):

  • Honestly report data, results, methods and procedures, and publication status. Do not fabricate, falsify, or misrepresent data.

2. Objectivity (निष्पक्षता):

  • Strive to avoid bias in experimental design, data analysis, data interpretation, peer review, personnel decisions, grant writing, expert testimony, and other aspects of research.



3. Carefulness (सतर्कता):

  • Carefully and critically examine your own work and the work of your peers. Keep good records of research activities.
    • Avoid careless errors and negligence;

4.Integrity (अखंडता):

  • Keep your promises and agreements; act with sincerity; strive for consistency of thought & action.

5. Communicate results (परिणाम संप्रेषित करें):

  • Publish in order to advance research and scholarship, not to advance just your own career.
  • Avoid wasteful and duplicative publication.



6. Respect for Intellectual Property (बौद्धिक संपदा का सम्मान):

  • Honor patents, copyrights, and other forms of intellectual property.
  • Do not use unpublished data, methods, or results without permission.
  • Give credit where credit is due.
  • Never plagiarize.

7. Confidentiality (गोपनीयता):

  • Protect confidential communications, such as papers or grants submitted for publication, personnel records, trade or military secrets, and patient records.

8. Openness (स्पष्टता):

  • Share data, results, ideas, tools, resources. Be open to criticism and new ideas.

9. Responsible Mentoring:

  • Help to educate, mentor, and advise students.
  • Promote their welfare and allow them to make their own decisions.



10. Social Responsibility (सामाजिक उत्तरदायित्व):

  • Strive to promote social good and prevent or mitigate social harms through research, public education, and advocacy.

11. Non-Discrimination (निष्पक्षता):

  • Avoid discrimination on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, or other factors that are not related to their scientific competence and integrity.

12. Human Subjects Protection (मानव विषय संरक्षण):

  • When conducting research on human subjects, minimize harms and risks and maximize benefits; respect human dignity, privacy, and autonomy.

13. Competence (सक्षमता):

  • Maintain and improve your own professional competence and expertise through lifelong education and learning; take steps to promote competence in science as a whole.

15. Animal Care  (पशु देखभाल):



  • Show proper respect and care for animals when using them in research. Do not conduct unnecessary or poorly designed animal experiments.

14. Legality (वैधता):



  • Know and obey relevant laws & institutional and governmental policies.