APS guidelines

• Research Results
  • Right
    • results of research should be recorded and maintained
    • data should be immediately available to scientific collaborators
    • data should be retained for a reasonable period
  • Wrong
    • fabrication of data or selective reporting of data with the intent to mislead or deceive
    • theft of data or research results from others
• Publication and Authorship
  • authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the concept, design, execution or interpretation of the research study
  • individuals who have contributed to the study should be acknowledged, but not identified as authors
  • sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed [and acknowledged]
  • plagiarism constitutes unethical scientific behavior and is never acceptable.
  • proper acknowledgement of the work of others used in a research project must always be given.
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  • it is the obligation of each author to provide prompt retractions or corrections of errors in published works
  • honest error is an integral part of the scientific enterprise, errors should be promptly acknowledged and corrected when they are detected.
• Peer Review
  • thorough, fair and objective evaluations based on requisite expertise
  • scientists have an obligation to participate in the process
  • ideas that are obtained through peer review must be kept confidential
  • reviewers should disclose conflicts of interest
• Conflict of Interest
  • conflict of interest must be fully disclosed
  • when objectivity and effectiveness cannot be maintained, the activity should be avoided or discontinued