This page provides links to key policies and guidance documents provided by external stakeholders, including research funders, professional associations and others, relating to good research practice and research integrity.

All researchers should be aware of and work to uphold the principles set out in Universities UK's, Concordat to Support Research Integrity (July, 2012) and UKRI's Policy and Guidelines on the Governance of Good Research Conduct (February, 2013).

For European and global guidance on research integrity see:

• European Science Foundation, The European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity (March 2011)
• 2^nd World Conference on Research Integrity, Singapore Statement on Research Integrity (July, 2010)
• 3^rd World Conference on Research Integrity, Montreal Statement on Research Integrity in Cross-Boundary Research Collaborations (May, 2013)

Other policies and guidance documents include:

• Academy of Management, Code of Ethics (February 2006)
• American Political Science Association, Guide to Professional Ethics, Rights and Freedoms (2012)
• Association of American Geographers: Statement on Professional Ethics (2009)
• Association of Social Anthropologists of the UK and the Commonwealth, Ethical Guidelines for Good Research Practice (March 1999)
• BBSRC, Statement on Safeguarding Good Scientific Practice (October, 2013)
• British Educational Research Association, Ethical Guidelines for Educational Research (2011)
• The British Psychological Society, Code of Ethics and Conduct (2009)
• British Society of Criminology: Code of Ethics for Researchers in the Field of Criminology (February 2006)
• British Sociological Association, Statement of Ethical Practice for British Sociologists (March, 2002)
• MRC, Good Research Practice: Principles and Guidelines (July, 2012)
• Political Studies Association, Guidelines for Good Professional Conduct
• Royal Geographical Society, Research Ethics and Code of Practice (June, 2006)
• Social Services Research Group, Code of good practice for research, evaluation, monitoring and review studies in social, housing and health studies (April, 1997)
• Socio-Legal Studies Association, Statement of Principles of Ethical Research Practice (January, 2009)
• Wellcome Trust, Guidelines on good research practice (November, 2005)