Many Books Discuss The Ethical Treatment Of Human Subjects In Behavioral Research, Yet Few Talk About The Equally Important Ethical Issues That Arise When The Data Are Being Analyzed And The Study Is Being Written Up. All Researchers Need To Be Aware Of Their Professional Responsibilities And Make Sound Choices After The Subjects Have Left. This Practical And Easy-to-follow Guide Walks Readers Through Often Overlooked Decision Points In The Research Process. Drawing From His Extensive Experience As A Teacher Of Research Methods And A Senior Editorial Advisor, And From Well-established Standards Of Practice - Including The Apa Ethics Code - Harris Cooper Is The Ideal Mentor In This Process. -- Provided By Publisher. I: Planning Research To Avoid Later Ethical Problems -- Ii: Data Management -- Iii: Report Preparation -- Iv: The Publication Process. Who Will Benefit From This Book -- The Ethical Treatment Of Human Subjects And The Institutional Review Board -- A Scientist's Responsibilities -- American Psychological Association Ethical Principles -- A Road Map For The Book -- I.planning Research To Avoid Later Ethical Problems -- 1.choosing A Topic And Methodology -- Completion As An Ethical Issue -- Interest In The Topic -- Competence In The Methods -- Personal Issues Beyond Interest And Competence -- Using Copyrighted Material In Methods -- Service To Society -- A Note On Leadership And Mentoring -- Conclusion -- 2.authorship: Responsibility And Credit For Research -- Types Of Authorship Disputes -- Definition Of A Scientific Contribution -- Intellectual Theft -- Schemes For Assigning Authorship -- Talking About Authorship Throughout The Research Process -- Mentoring And Authorship -- Conclusion -- Ii.data Management -- 3.data Collection And Handling Of Data Sets -- Definition Of Data -- Data Collection -- Protecting The Confidentiality Of Subjects' Data -- Fulfilling Obligations And Promises To Subjects -- Asking Subjects To Keep Your Study Confidential -- Ownership Of Data Sets -- Data Storage And Protection -- Access To Data Sets -- Retention Of Data -- Disposal Of Data -- Conclusion -- 4.misconduct With Data -- Causes Of Data Misconduct -- Frequency Of Data Misconduct -- Detecting Data Misconduct And Minimizing Unintentional Errors -- An Example Of Data Falsification -- An Example Of Data Fabrication -- New Data Sets With Modified Data -- Checking For Errors -- Conclusion -- 5.data Analysis -- American Statistical Association Ethical Guidelines For Statistical Practice -- Competence In Analysis Techniques And The Subject Matter -- Descriptive, Exploratory, And Confirmatory Data Analysis -- Pitfalls In Data Analysis -- Frequency Of Misbehaviors In Data Analysis And Reporting -- Pitfalls In Data Interpretation -- Statistical Issues In Program Evaluation -- Conclusion -- Iii.report Preparation -- 6.contents Of A Research Report -- Journal Article Reporting Standards -- Title Page And Author Note -- Introduction -- Method -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusion: Using The Jars Proactively -- 7.plagiarism -- Types Of Plagiarism -- Self-plagiarism -- Citing The Work Of Others -- Tools For Uncovering Plagiarism -- Avoiding Plagiarism -- Conclusion -- Iv.the Publication Process -- 8.before Submitting The Manuscript For Publication -- Sharing Reports Before Submission -- Simultaneous Submission -- Duplicate And Redundant Publication -- Piecemeal Publication -- Website Posting -- Choosing A Journal -- Open Access Journals -- The Cover Letter -- Conclusion -- 9.the Manuscript Review Process -- Actors In The Review Process -- Anonymous Review -- Undue Editorial Lag -- Confidentiality Of The Review Process -- The Decision Letter -- Manuscript Revisions -- Disputes With Editors And Reviewers -- The Appeal Process -- Conclusion -- 10.after The Manuscript Is Accepted And The Article Is Published -- Page Proofs -- Public Access To The Manuscript -- Errors Found After Publication: Erratum, Corrigendum, And Retractions -- Sharing Data With Others -- Being A Published Author -- Epilogue -- Further Assistance With Ethical Concerns -- A Final Note. Harris Cooper. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

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