Reference:CIOMS CIOMS - International Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical Research Involving Human Subjects 2016 Page 20

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Reference	CIOMS CIOMS - International Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical Research Involving Human Subjects 2016
Validity area	CIOMS
Scope(s)	G
Document name	CIOMS - International Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical Research Involving Human Subjects
Version / Revision	2016
Status	Current
Document type	International guideline
Language(s)	EN
Description	Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS) International Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical Research Involving Human Subjects
Official source	Official link
Restricted access	No
Submitted by	Florian Adragna
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Scope	G
Document part	Page 20
Language	EN
Original entry by	Florian Adragna
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Comment	Guideline on ethical review committees

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Guideline 2: Ethical review committees [...] Commentary on Guideline 2 [...] Failure to submit a protocol to the committee should be considered a clear and serious violation of ethical standards. Sanctions imposed by governmental, institutional, professional or other authorities possessing disciplinary power should be employed as a last resort. Preferred methods of control include cultivation of an atmosphere of mutual trust, and education and support to promote in researchers and in sponsors the capacity for ethical conduct of research. Should sanctions become necessary, they should be directed at the non-compliant researchers or sponsors. They may include fines or suspension of eligibility to receive research funding, to use investigational interventions, or to practise medicine. Unless there are persuasive reasons to do otherwise, editors should refuse to publish the results of research conducted unethically, and retract any articles that are subsequently found to contain falsified or fabricated data or to have been based on unethical research.