Research Ethics

Algorithmic nudging for clinical trial participation: Autonomy and consent in the era of large language models

Published on 25 May 2026

by Pranab Rudra, Wolf-Tilo Balke, Tim Kacprowski, Frank Ursin, Sabine Salloch

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Safeguarding engagement with under-represented groups: Ethical considerations for mitigating fraudulent participation in health research

Published on 23 May 2026

by Jenny Duong, Iqra Rahamatullah, Tristan Bilash, Caitlin Forbes, Sharon H. J. Hou, Brianna Henry, Sheila N. Garland, Jacqueline L. Bender, Perri R. Tutelman, Fiona S. M. Schulte

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Digital Shi’ism and ethical dilemmas in the study of religious minorities on Instagram: Methodological reflections from the field

Published on 8 May 2026

by Akif Tahiiev

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Beyond yes or no: Navigating consent and assent in research with children and young people

Published on 26 Apr 2026

by Charlotte Mills, Dawn Watkins, Dimitra Magkafa, Ann Mary George

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Empathic strain in qualitative trauma research: Toward a trauma-informed institutional framework

Published on 14 Apr 2026

by Nena Mocnik

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Accessible informed consent: A mixed methods study of Australian clinical research staff perspectives

Published on 23 Mar 2026

by Fleur O’Hare, Camille Paynter, David Foran, Kelly Schulz, Myra B. McGuinness, Lauren Barina, Steven Y. C. Tong, Tanya Symons, Lauren N. Ayton, Tessa Saunders

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Situated responsibility in interdisciplinary research ethics: Comparative perspectives from Moldova, Japan and France

Published on 18 Mar 2026

by Sanda Caracentev, Dorina Rosca

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Authorship order and performance from the perspective of field and academic capital: Time for a distributive ethics

Published on 11 Mar 2026

by Ricardo A. Ayala, Beatriz Revuelta, Raynier Hernández

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Toward inclusive energy futures: Reflections on the collective authorship of a multi-institutional, interdisciplinary, and community-engaged equity, diversity, and inclusion terms of reference

Published on 25 Feb 2026

by Christina E. Hoicka, Emily MacCallum, Ahmad Hameed, Lisa Leung, Kate J. Neville, Lila Asher, Tracey Galloway, Drew Higgins, Leela McKinnon, Maya Papineau, Cheryl Teelucksingh, Erika Tizya-Tramm, Zahra Azimi Dijvejin, Aimy Bazylak, Joule Bergerson, Curtis P. Berlinguette, Laurel Besco, Viola Birss, David Boon, Ryan Bullock, Sara Chitsaz, Suzanne Chew, Christopher Fitzgibbon, Amirhossein Foroozan, SiLang Huang, Nicolas Jekill, Tengxiao Ji, Erica Kilius, Heather L. Maclean, Vaidehi Pitre, Shaoxuan Ren, Eric Riep, Jason Riordon, Michael Ross, Dwight S. Seferos, Ali Shayesteh Zeraati, Catherine Shi, Shardul Tiwari, Aubry Williams, Yimin A. Wu, Xue Yao, Mengnan Zhu, Dena Van de. Coevering, Melanie Zurba, David Sinton

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Reconceptualizing the right to withdraw in stem cell research: Striking a balance between donor autonomy and scientific utility

Published on 20 Feb 2026

by Jonathan Lewis, Søren Holm

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Meaningful and minimally distressing: Trans adolescents’ perspectives on sensitive research interviews

Published on 19 Feb 2026

by James H. L. Hill, Naomi J. E. Cha, Yael Perry, Ashleigh Lin, Jeneva L. Ohan

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Between promise and practice: Exploring AI’s role in research participant communication

Published on 19 Feb 2026

by Lara Bernasconi, Zeynep Kapaklikaya, Regina Grossmann

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Writing-With integrity: Reimagining research ethics through relational practice

Published on 5 Feb 2026

by Thanh Thao Le, Trut Thuy Pham

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Bureaucratic culture and research ethics: Case studies in post-Soviet Central Asia

Published on 31 Jan 2026

by Neil Collins, Gulzhanat Gafu

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Ethical oversight in dual-use research of concern: Are current safeguards enough?

Published on 17 Jan 2026

by Christopher Bobier, Daniel J. Hurst

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Challenges and recommendations for research security: Learning from research ethics and integrity

Published on 5 Jan 2026

by Vasiliki Mollaki, Xenia Ziouvelou, Konstantina Giouvanopoulou, Vangelis Karkaletsis,

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Ethics Review of AI research: An approach to reviewing and revising existing governance structures

Published on 17 Dec 2025

by Angeliki Kerasidou, Karen Melham, Alberto Giubilini, Charalampia (Xaroula) Kerasidou, Federica Lucivero, Michael Morrison, Antoniya Georgieva, Andrew J. Fletcher, Mirae Harford, Casey Johnson, Jane Kaye, Robert Klassen, Paul Leeson, Fatima Ndanusa, Christoffer Nellaker, Alex Novak, Daniel O’Connor, John Powell, Nabila Puspakesuma, Sara Ratner, Andrzej Rys, Abram Schonfeldt, Andrew A. S. Soltan, Carolyn Ten Holter, Patrick Thomson

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Whose Data, Whose Ethics? Rethinking Ethical Accountability in Research Using Publicly Available Indigenous Data

Published on 15 Dec 2025

by Brittany McBeath, Anthony R. Wright, Lucie Lévesque, Grace Dehaan, Sonia Périllat-Amédée, Brittany Wenniserí:iostha Jock

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Participant preferences for the return of non-genetic research results: An interview study of participants from a rheumatoid arthritis trial

Published on 9 Dec 2025

by Jane S. Kang, Andria Reyes, Christopher Depender, Joan M. Bathon

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Caught in the middle: Local researchers’ experience of mundane ethical harms in crisis settings

Published on 20 Nov 2025

by Birte Vogel, Nimesh Dhungana, Nemanja Džuverović, Neeti Aryal Khanal, María Lucia Zapata, Larissa Fast

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Conducting creative research: Research ethics and research conduct in art and design

Published on 20 Nov 2025

by Lois Klassen, Andrea Kampen, Hillary Webb

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A national survey of knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding publication ethics standards among the members of research ethics committees of Iranian Universities of Medical Sciences

Published on 18 Nov 2025

by Amirhossein Mardani, Saeed Barzegari, Alireza Parsapoor, Ehsan Shamsi Gooshki

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Barriers to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Canadian Research Ethics Board membership: Challenges and opportunities for reform

Published on 1 Nov 2025

by Miranda Miller

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Right to withdraw consent from biobank research – A weak right wrapped in empty promises?

Published on 29 Oct 2025

by Emmi J. Kaaya

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Erratum

Published on 25 Oct 2025

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Grounding ethical governance: Co-produced, community-based research ethics in qualitative and oral history practice with vulnerable groups

Published on 19 Oct 2025

by David Anthony Palmer

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Blurring boundaries: Research assistance and the risk of contract cheating in postgraduate education in Africa

Published on 19 Oct 2025

by Joshua Okyere, Castro Ayebeng

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LGBTQ+ participation in cancer clinical trials: Ensuring justice and data equity

Published on 15 Oct 2025

by Haryana M. Dhillon, Kerryn Drysdale, Bridget Haire, kylie valentine, Scott Walsberger, Anna Hartley, Lindsey Jasicki, Celine Daignault, Anthony K. J. Smith

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Reframing payment practices for co-research for children and young people

Published on 8 Oct 2025

by E. Kay M. Tisdall, Carol Robinson, Silvia Maria Battaglia, Sachi Shukul, Mónica Ruiz-Casares, Nicole Anne D’souza

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Scientific integrity: Perceptions and recommendations from a qualitative study with actors of the science, technology, and innovation system in Colombia

Published on 29 Sep 2025

by Diana Rocío Bernal-Camargo, Carlos Enrique Trillos-Peña, Diego Agudelo-Grajales, Jackeline Bravo-Chamorro, Sandra Liliana Londoño-Calero, Alix Rocío Barrios-Mendez, Gisel Natalia Ortega-Martínez, Viviana Rodríguez-Torres

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