Reporting ethics committee approval in public administration research
Sara R Jordan1, Phillip W Gray
1Department of Politics and Public Administration, The University of Hong Kong, Jockey Club Social Sciences Building C-950, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, HKSAR, sjordan@hku.hk.
Science and Engineering Ethics
|April 13, 2013
Summary
Public administration research faces ongoing methodological and ethical challenges. This study analyzes ethics approval reporting in top journals, highlighting its importance for research integrity and recommending improvements.
Area of Science:
- Public Administration
- Research Ethics
- Social Science Methodology
Background:
- Public administration research is growing in rigor.
- Persistent issues in research methods and ethics require attention.
- Ethics approval is crucial for studies involving human participants.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the reporting of ethics approval in public administration publications.
- To examine human participant protections within this field.
- To provide recommendations for enhancing ethics reporting.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of articles published in the top five public administration journals.
- Data collection covered the period from 2000 to 2012.
- Examination of the incidence of ethics approval and funding reporting.
Main Results:
- Ethics approval reporting was analyzed across leading public administration journals.
- Incidences of ethics approval and funding reporting were noted.
- The study identified gaps in the consistent reporting of ethical considerations.
Conclusions:
- Ethics reporting is vital for public administration research integrity, replication, and reputation.
- Ensuring protection for vulnerable populations necessitates clear ethical oversight.
- Recommendations are proposed to increase the reporting of ethics approval in the field.
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