Authorial Ethics is a study of the ways in which writers abrogate their implicit and explicit commitment to honesty and truth. It encompasses all disciplines and is both theoretical and applied.

Authorial Ethics is a study of the ways in which writers abrogate their implicit and explicit commitment to honesty and truth. It encompasses all disciplines and is both theoretical and applied.

The computer has had an extraordinary influence on the ways in which human beings do things. Nevertheless, it is not necessary to reorient ethical thinking because traditional systems allow for the new or unusual interactions that may occur in a technological age. That some people contravene what heretofore has been considered acceptable behavior and that others emulate them is no warrant for reconstructing ethical systems. What is required in a networked environment is to shift the emphasis from "netiquette" to ethics (...) and to be wary of the forces that inevitably will appear in order to control the anarchic nature of cyberspace. (shrink)

This brief paper discusses the complexities of permissions.

This letter is a response to David Guston’s paper “Changing Explanatory Frameworks in the U.S. Government’s Attempt to Define Scientific Misconduct” which appeared in a special issue of Science and Engineering Ethics on Scientific Misconduct.

Purpose – This paper aims to reflect on the area of publication ethics as related to scholarship responding to Curno’s invited paper, “Challenges to ethical publishing in the digital era”. Design/methodology/approach – This viewpoint draws up the rich experience of the author over an extended academic career. The constructed view blends empiricism and literary sources to develop justified position. Findings – There is resonance with Curno’s view. However, a counter position regarding the effect of the Internet on plagiarism is offered. (...) Opinion is given which extends across disciplines rather than remaining in the confines of science and technology. Originality/value – The response to Curno’s paper provides some alternative views and suggests directions in which the landscape of concern might be extended. (shrink)

In the professions of today are ethical concerns of no overwhelming importance? Are these concerns less important in certain professions rather than others? Do some practitioners carry a blase attitude regarding ethics within their profession?This study, sometimes asking life-blood, career-jeopardizing questions is less interested in electronic data results and more interested in actual respondent replies on dissent and competence.