Further information and material
This collection of links and other material supports you in reflecting on ethical issues when planning and throughout your project. It provides resources from the University of Vienna, links to relevant research ethics guidelines and legal regulations as well as other resources, such as contact details for psychological support.
Research Ethics Guidelines
- European Commission, 2018. Ethics in Social Science and Humanities
- European Commission, 2018. The Global Code of Conduct for Research in Resource-Poor Settings. Directorate-General for Research and Innovation.
- Code of ethics for research in the social and behavioural sciences involving human participants, as accepted by the Deans of Social Sciences in the Netherlands, 2025.
- The National Committees in the Social Sciences and the Humanities, Guidelines for Research Ethics in the Social Sciences, Humanities, Law and Theology, 2016.
- von Unger, H., Huber, A., & Kerk, N. (2026). CHANGER Manual_Peer-Based Ethical Consultation for Qualitative Research.
Disciplinary/Field-Specific Guidelines
- American Anthropological Association, 2012. Principles of Professional Responsibility
- American Political Science Association, 2012. APSA Guide to Professional Ethics, Rights and Freedoms
- Association of Internet Researchers, 2019. Internet research: Ethical Guidelines 3.0.
- Association of Social Anthropologists of the UK and the Commonwealth, 2021. Ethical Guidelines for Good Research Practice.
- British Sociological Association, 2017. Statement of Ethical Practice; Statement of Ethical Practice Annex: Ethics Guidelines and Collated Resources for Digital Research
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Publizistik und Kommunikationswissenschaft, 2017. Ethik-Kodex
- Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford, 2007. Ethical Guidelines for Good Research Practice
- Research Ethics Guidelines of the Department of Communication, University of Vienna
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Legal Regulations
- General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
- Austrian Data Protection Authority
- International Compilation of Human Research Standards (listing of laws, regulations, and guidelines on human subjects protections in 133 countries and from many international organizations published by the US Department of Health and Human Services; includes relevant legislation and legislation in Austria)