Submission of projects for ethical approval

Applying for ethical approval for research in the United Kingdom.

Lack of ethical approval and omission of experimental evidence.

This editorial concerns two articles published in Human Reproduction: ‘Restoration of ovarian function after allografting ovarian cortex between genetically non-identical sisters’ (Donnez J, Squifflet J, Pirard C, Jadoul P and Dolmans MM, Hum Reprod, 25:2489–2495, 2010) and ‘Livebirth after allografting of ovarian cortex between genetically non-identical sisters’ (Donnez J, Squifflet J, Pirard ...

Ethical Concerns in Computer Science Projects

Many more computer systems do not work in the way they are intended (Sommerville, 2004; Pressman, 2004). Computer systems are also increasingly vulnerable to misuse (Edgar, 1997; Rowe & Thompson, 1996) and crime (Barrett, 1997; NHTCU, 2003; Casey, 2004). The concerns ascribed to the development of computer systems can also be attributed to the development of computer artifacts in undergraduate ...

Ethical approval in developing countries is not optional.

When conducting health and medical research it is important to do the research ethically and to apply for prior ethical approval from the relevant authorities. The latter requirement is true for developed countries as well as developing countries. The authors argue that simply applying for research ethics approval from an institutional review board at a university based in a developed country i...

Multiple Submission: Professionalism, Ethical Issues, and Copyright Legalities

——————————F—————————— The " multiple submission " problem has presented itself at PAMI several times recently. One instance involved submissions to PAMI and to the Image and Vision Computing Journal. The submission letters were dated within a week of each other. Neither the PAMI submission nor its cover letter mentioned the other submission. The first three sections of both papers (approximatel...