This section proposes a framework of ethical principles and issues that is applicable to a broad array of types of scientific research and innovation. First, it provides a set of ethical principles and issues that apply to all types of research and innovation. Second, it specifies the principles and issues that apply to specific fields of research and innovation, including the natural sciences, the engineering sciences, the medical sciences, the life sciences, the computer and information sciences, and the social sciences and humanities. Please note that the descriptions of the principles below generally contain only the most important guidelines for these principles.
