Does a signed agreement verify that someone is truly informed and willing to volunteer as a research participant? There are no simple answers to this question! This collection of open-access articles offers a variety of perspectives on the forms used for informed consent agreements.

The Methodspace focus for August 2022 is on research ethics. While following the guidelines and protocols from your institution can be challenging, the dilemmas multiply when you conduct international research. Find open access resources and articles in this post.

Ethical research practice does not stop with the conclusion of the study. Importantly, ethical research practice comes to fruition in academic writing.

A discussion of ethical issues from Maria Lahman, author of the forthcoming book Culturally Responsive Qualitative Research.

Jessica Lester and Michelle O’Reilly discuss ethics in sensitive research with children and youth, and offer practical tips.

Research Ethics is a fully open-access SAGE Journal. Learn more in this post.

Teaching research ethics doesn’t have to be serious (or boring.) Catherine Dawson offers creative ideas to engage your students (or to try yourself!)

How can you reduce or eliminate fraudulent responses to online surveys? Jennifer Lawlor explains.

One of the topics of most concern for ethics reviewers is the inclusion of vulnerable participants. In this post find definitions and a collection of open-access articles.

Dr. Nathan Durdella offers tips for researchers who want to include individuals and groups who have been historically excluded from full participation in society.

The focus for August 2022 aimed at helping us “Be an Ethical Researcher.”

Thinking about research with children and/or youth? Learn about different types of studies from this collection of articles.

What is messy positionality? Samantha and Catherine Wilkinson discuss this question in an open-access article.

When researchers conduct studies in professional or organizational settings, whose ethical guidelines should be observed? See this collection of open-access articles for examples.

The Covid-19 pandemic has created yet more sensitive research concerns. Read this post from Lahman and Brown for suggestions.

What articles attract readers of the Research Ethics journal? Find a list with links to most-read and cited articles in this open-access journal.

What does Dr. Kate Chatfield, Editor of the Research Ethics journal, have to say about research relevance?

We received many questions in this lively webinar. Watch the recording and read the panel’s responses in this post.

View the “Equitable Research Partnerships” webinar recording and read related resources materials.

To do international research equitably requires a change to mind-sets and a change of established practices that have come under scrutiny for being unfair, exploitative, and non-inclusive.