Resource Type: Guidelines

Payment of participants in research
This document is designed to provide information for researchers and reviewers of research to assist in decision-making about when payment of participants in research is ethically acceptable.
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Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research
The Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research (the Code) articulates the broad principles that characterise an honest, ethical and conscientious research culture. It establishes a framework for responsible research conduct that provides a foundation for high-quality research, credibility and community trust in the research endeavour.
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Supervision
Institutions are responsible for ensuring that supervisors have appropriate experience and are supported in providing guidance on the responsible conduct of research.3 Institutions should actively promote supervisory best practice, acknowledging and, as appropriate, rewarding excellence in supervision.
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Publication and dissemination of research
This guide aims to assist institutions to develop and maintain policies that facilitate the responsible publication and dissemination of research in accordance with responsibility 7 of the Code.
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Peer Review
This section provides guidance on the responsibilities that institutions have in relation to peer review, including for internal peer review processes.
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Management of Data and Information in Research
This guide is intended to assist institutions and researchers to adhere to relevant principles of the Code. Institutional policies should address the storage, retention and disposal of all research data, whether held in an institutional repository or externally.
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Keeping research on track II
The purpose of this guideline is to act as a companion document to the abovementioned guideline (refer to 1.3.2). It is intended for use by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research participants and communities but may also be useful for building researcher’s knowledge about such research.
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Guide to Managing and Investigating Potential Breaches of the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research
This Guide applies to departures from the principles and responsibilities of the Code by researchers, which are referred to as breaches.
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