Global perspectives of doing no harm

Over and above the principles outlined in the Singapore Statement on Research Integrity above, Roberts et al. (2020)  draw attention to the following which can be seen as global principles of not doing harm – to one’s fellow researchers, students, practitioners etc. These principles are designed to provide a supportive environment that promotes research integrity:

• Prevent unnecessary hostility of competitiveness
• Ensure fair – socially just
• Prevent excessive pressure: e.g. producing articles, supervising
• Create clear guidelines to avoid confusion
• Set up training – mentorships
• Confidence counselling
• Peer review procedures 
• Protect whistleblowers – formalize procedures to protect those accused of misconduct
• Identify fair principles for sharing data
• Establish rules that are sound and transparent
• State conflicts – address head-on entanglements (e.g. personal/financial)
• Create systems that booster quality, relevance, reliability

If we do not adhere to research integrity there is the risk of erasing the contributions made by a host of diverse peoples and individuals, activities, and interactions situated in diverse locations around the globe, and a wide range of practices and approaches (Poduthase,  Garza and Wood 2018).