Codes of Professional Ethics

Compilations

American Geosciences Institute (AGI): http://www.americangeosciences.org

• AGI Member Societies' Codes of Ethics: http://www.americangeosciences.org/policy/policy-positions/ethics

Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions, Illinois Institute of Technology: http://ethics.iit.edu

• Codes of Ethics Collection: http://ethics.iit.edu/ecodes/

International Association for Promoting Geoethics (IAPG): http://www.geoethics.org

• Codes of ethics and codes of conduct: http://www.geoethics.org/#!codes/c24p2

Science Education Resource Center (SERC): http://serc.carleton.edu

• Professional societies mission statements and codes of ethics: http://serc.carleton.edu/geoethics/prof_soc.html

Ethics/Professional-Practice Codes, Guidelines, and Related Resources

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

• Scientific Integrity resources: https://www.aaas.org/page/scientific-integrity
• Professional Ethics Report: https://www.aaas.org/page/professional-ethics-report-archives
• Committee on Scientific Freedom and Responsibility: https://www.aaas.org/page/committee-scientific-freedom-and-responsibility

American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)

• AAPG Code of Ethics: http://www.aapg.org/portals/0/docs/AAPGCodeOfEthics_102013.pdf

American Association of University Professors (AAUP)

• 1940 Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and Tenure: https://www.aaup.org/report/1940-statement-principles-academic-freedom-and-tenure

American Geophysical Union (AGU)

• Ethics portal: https://ethics.agu.org
• AGU Scientific Integrity and Professional Ethics (2017): http://ethics.agu.org/files/2013/03/Scientific-Integrity-and-Professional-Ethics.pdf

American Geosciences Institute (AGI)

• AGI Guidelines for Ethical Professional Conduct: http://www.americangeosciences.org/community/agi-guidelines-ethical-professional-conduct

American Institute for Professional Geologists (AIPG)

• AIPG Code of Ethics: http://aipg.org/codeofethics

Association of Applied Geochemists (AAG)

• Code of Ethics: https://www.appliedgeochemists.org/index.php/code-of-ethics

Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI)

• Ethical Dilemmas: Case Studies -- https://www.eeri.org/projects/spi/ethics-and-case-studies/ethical-dilemmas-case-studies/
• Approaching Ethical Dilemmas in Earthquake Risk Reduction: https://www.eeri.org/projects/spi/ethics-and-case-studies/approaching-ethical-dilemmas/
• Ethical Issues and Earthquake Risk Reduction: https://www.eeri.org/products-page/endowment-fund-reports/ethical-issues-and-earthquake-risk-reduction-3/

European Federation of Geologists (EFG)

• Code of Ethics: http://eurogeologists.eu/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/a_Reg-C1-Ver-5-June-2010.pdf

Geological Society of America (GSA)

• GSA Code of Conduct: https://www.geosociety.org/GSA/Membership/Code_of_Conduct/GSA/Membership/Code_of_Conduct.aspx
• GSA Abstracts Code of Conduct: https://www.geosociety.org/GSA/Events/Abstracts_Ethics/GSA/Events/Abs_Ethics.aspx?hkey=27123ad6-51a2-4079-a5e7-831cde241229
• GSA Events Code of Conduct: https://www.geosociety.org/GSA/Events/EventConductCode/GSA/Events/Conduct.aspx?hkey=7f3f608e-442a-466d-81bf-1f78d55f53d4
• GSA Meetings RISE to the Top: https://www.geosociety.org/GSA/Events/EventConductCode/GSA/Events/Conduct-intro.aspx
• GSA Ethical Guidelines for Publication: http://www.geosociety.org/GSA/Publications/Info_Services/Ethical_Guidelines/GSA/Pubs/Ethical_Guidelines.aspx

Geological Society of London (GSL)

• Codes of Conduct: https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/~/~/media/shared/documents/Society/Regulations/RFP07%20Code%20of%20Conduct%20Agreed%2027%20November%202013.ashx

National Academy of Sciences (NAS)

• Fostering Integrity in Research (2017): https://www.nap.edu/catalog/21896/fostering-integrity-in-research
• Responsible Science, Volume I: Ensuring the Integrity of the Research Process (1992) -- https://www.nap.edu/catalog/1864/responsible-science-volume-i-ensuring-the-integrity-of-the-research
• Responsible Science, Volume II: Background Papers and Resource Documents (1993) -- https://www.nap.edu/catalog/2091/responsible-science-volume-ii-background-papers-and-resource-documents
• Integrity in Scientific Research: Creating an Environment that Promotes Responsible Conduct (2002) -- https://www.nap.edu/catalog/10430/integrity-in-scientific-research-creating-an-environment-that-promotes-responsible
• On Being A Scientist -- Responsible Conduct in Research: https://www.nap.edu/catalog/12192/on-being-a-scientist-a-guide-to-responsible-conduct-in

National Association of State Boards of Geology (ASBOG)

• ASBOG Code of Ethics: http://asbog.org/documents/Code of Ethics--2014.pdf

Sigma Xi

• Honor in Science: https://www.sigmaxi.org/docs/default-source/Programs-Documents/Ethics-and-Research/free-pdf.pdf?sfvrsn=2

Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM)

• SEPM Ethics Guidelines: http://sepm.org/pages.aspx?pageid=380

Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG)

• Code of Ethics: http://seg.org/ethics

Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists (SIPES)

• Constitution, Bylaws, and Code of Ethics: http://sipes.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/constitution13.pdf

Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP)

• Code of Ethics: http://vertpaleo.org/Membership/Member-Ethics/Member-Bylaw-on-Ethics-Statement.aspx

US Department of the Interior (includes USGS and National Park Service)

• Integrity of Scientific and Scholarly Activities: https://www.doi.gov/scientificintegrity
• Code of Scientific and Scholarly Conduct: https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/migrated/scientificintegrity/upload/DOI-Code-of-Scientific-and-Scholarly-Conduct-Poster-December-2014.pdf
• Ethics guide for DOI employees: https://www2.usgs.gov/quality_integrity/ethics/downloads/Ethics%20Guide%20for%20DOI%20Employees%20(2013).docx
• USGS Office of Science Quality and Integrity: https://www2.usgs.gov/quality_integrity/ethics/

U.S. Federal Policy on Research Misconduct

• Policy statement, provided by the American Physical Society: http://www.aps.org/policy/statements/federalpolicy.cfm

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