Dear Martin
I am intrigued by the discussion you have sparked, but my main question is what has lead you to believe that the research detailed in the application will not be published?
Can we make such an assumption and is that assumption in itself justified in not giving ethical approval or can we be more proactive in guiding researchers to ensure their research is published somewhere?
Apologies if this response is a little naïve but perhaps it can't hurt to ask an obvious question.
Kind regards
Rebecca
Becky Whear
Associate Research Fellow
PenCLAHRC
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Subject: unpublished research - is it ethical
Dear all
I am reviewing ethics applications from residents that involve human subjects. An anxiety I have is that although the research may get done it may not be published. Is this in itself unethical?
By published I mean somewhere that you will find it when you search the web - so might include on line grey literature and items such as resident conference abstracts from posters.
I realise that this is the EBH list and not ethics but it has some of the most thoughtful responses of the discussion lists I have looked at.
Thanks -
Martin
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