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Professional Ethics Report (PER) is published by the AAAS Scientific Responsibility, Human Rights and Law Program, in conjunction with the AAAS Committee on Scientific Freedom and Responsibility. 

The quarterly newsletter, which has been in publication since 1988, reports on news and events, programs and activities, and resources related to professional ethics issues, with a particular focus on those professions whose members are engaged in scientific research and its applications. 

Each issue is comprised of a cover story addressing one particular issue or event, often written by an expert outside AAAS; a series of timely, in the news stories; brief updates from the societies; useful resources; and announcements. 

PER was first published on the web in the Spring of 1995.

2012 Issues of PER

• PER, Vol XXV, No. 4, Fall 2012 (cover story on "Introducing the Graduation Pledge" by William J. Benet)
• PER, Vol XXV, No. 3, Summer 2012 (cover story on "A Canadian Approach to Responsible Conduct of Research" by Susan V. Zimmerman)
• PER, Vol XXV, No. 2, Spring 2012 (cover story on "Statement on the Need to Protect the Scientific Deliberative Process" by Dr. Susan K. Avery and Dr. Laurence P. Madin)
• PER, Vol XXV, No. 1, Winter 2012 (cover story on "Human Rights and Human Subjects Research: A Look at the Report from the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues" by Rebecca Carlson and Theresa Harris)

2011 Issues of PER

• PER, Vol XXIV, No. 4, Fall 2011 (cover story on "Public and Media Engagement with Regenerative Medicine" by Richard Elliott)
• PER, Vol XXIV, No. 3, Summer 2011 (cover story on ""Ethics CORE" Launched New Web-Based National Resource for Research, Professional Ethics" by C.K. Gunsalus)
• PER, Vol XXIV, No. 2, Spring 2011 (cover story on "Making Public Communication Part of Research Responsibility: What Scientists Can and Should Do" by Denise Graveline)
• PER, Vol XXIV, No. 1, Winter 2011 (cover story on "Reshaping Responsible Conduct of Research Education " by Rebecca Carlson and Mark S. Frankel)

2010 Issues of PER

• PER, Vol XXIII, No. 4, Fall 2010 (cover story on "China's Efforts for Promoting Research Integrity" by Ping Sun)
• PER, Vol XXIII, No. 3, Summer 2010 (cover story on "Singapore Statement on Research Integrity")
• PER, Vol XXIII, No. 2, Spring 2010 (cover story on "The Coming Revolution in Prenatal Genetic Testing" by Henry T. Greely and Jaime S. King)
• PER, Vol XXIII, No. 1, Winter 2010 (cover story on "Human Rights and Non-Lethal Weapons Research" by Leonard. S. Rubenstein)

2009 Issues of PER

• PER, Vol XXII, No. 4, Fall 2009 (cover story on "The Human Right to Enjoy the Benefits of Scientific Progress" by Jessica M. Wyndham)
• PER, Vol XXII, No. 3, Summer 2009 (cover story on "Troubled Waters, Part II: On the Trail of the Lost Data," by Rebecca Renner)
• PER, Vol XXII, No. 2, Spring 2009 (cover story on "Troubled Waters: Controversy Over Public Health Impact of Tap Water Contaminated With Lead Takes on an Ethical Dimension" by Rebecca Renner)
• PER, Vol XXII, No. 1, Winter 2009 (cover story on "The Ethical Responsibility of Monitoring Science and Technology" by Jennifer L. Sta.Ana)

2008 Issues of PER

• PER, Vol XXI, No. 4, Fall 2008 (cover story on "Teaching Research Ethics at Imperial College London" by Stephen Webster)
• PER, Vol.XXI, No. 3, Summer 2008 (cover story on "Enhancement in Sport - The Emergence of Gene-Doping" by Mark S. Frankel)
• PER, Vol.XXI, No. 2, Spring 2008 (cover story on "Real Time Macroethical Assessment" by Brad Allenby)
  
• PER, Vol.XXI, No. 1, Winter 2008 (cover story on "Nanotechnology as a Moral Issue? Religion and Science in the U.S." by Dietram A. Scheufele, Dominique Brossard)

2007 Issues of PER

• PER, Vol.XX, No.4, Fall 2007 (cover story on "Whose Responsibility?" by D. Prosnitz)
• PER, Vol.XX, No.3, Summer 2007 (cover story on "Answering NSF's Question: What are the 'Broader Impacts' of the Proposed Activity?" by J. Britt Holbrook and Robert Frodeman)
• PER, Vol.XX, No.2, Spring 2007 (cover story on "Engaging Scientists and Applying Science to Advance Human Rights" by Mona Younis)
• PER, Vol.XX, No. 1, Winter 2007 (cover story on "Not an iPod " by Melissa Pollak)

2006 Issues of PER

• PER, Vol.XIX, No. 4, Fall 2006 (cover story on "Polls Track Public Support For Embryonic Stem Cell Research" by Meg L. Flanagan)
• PER, Vol.XIX, No. 3, Summer 2006 (cover story on "Authorship, Ghost Science, Access to Data, and Control of the Pharmaceutical Scientific Literature: Who Stands Behind the Word?" by Aubrey Blumsohn)
• PER, Vol.XIX, No. 2, Spring 2006 (cover story on "Advising and Influencing Science Policy in the UK and the US" by Richard Elliott)
• PER, Vol.XIX, No. 1, Winter 2006 (cover story on "Intelligent Design: Religious Concerns Aside, It Is Still Troubling" by Jason Borenstein)

2005 Issues of PER

• PER, Vol.XVIII, No. 4, Fall 2005 (cover story on "Is Engineering Ethics “Ethical”? Is “Engineering Ethics” at All?" by Joe Carson)
• PER, Vol. XVIII, No.3, Summer 2005 (cover story on "Roche Framework for Discussing and Resolving Ethical Issues in Human Subject Research" by Cheryl Nauss Karol)
• PER, Vol. XVIII, No.2, Spring 2005 (cover story on "Micro and Macro Ethics for an Anthropogenic Earth?" by Brad Allenby)
• PER, Vol. XVIII, No.1, Winter 2005 (cover story on "Genetic Town Halls: Generating Informed Opinions about Reproductive Genetic Testing" by Joan Scott and Kathy Hudson)

2004 Issues of PER

• PER, Vol. XVII, No.4, Fall 2004 (cover story on "Stem Cell and Cloning Policy: Are State Laws the Solution?" by Melanie Roberts)
• PER, Vol. XVII, No.3, Summer 2004 (cover story on "Embryonic Stem Cells: Current Debate and Future Directions" by Hilary S. Leeds)
• PER, Vol. XVII, No.2, Spring 2004 (cover story on "Big Basket or Mission Creep?" by Maureen H. Fitzgerald)
• PER, Vol. XVII, No.1, Winter 2004 (cover story on "Neuroscience and the Law" by Brent Garland)

2003 Issues of PER

• PER, Vol. XVI, No.4, Fall 2003 (cover story on "At the Crossroads of Bioethics and Industry" by Rahul K. Dhanda)
• PER, Vol. XVI, No.3, Summer 2003 (cover story on "Good Stewards or Bad Censors?" by Michelle S. Garfinkel)
• PER, Vol. XVI, No.2, Spring 2003 (cover story on "Human Subject Regulations: Whom Are We Protecting From What and Why? Working to Align Incentives with Ethical Goals" by C.K. Gunsalus)
• PER, Vol. XVI, No.1, Winter 2003 (cover story on "Best Statistical Practices To Promote Research Integrity" by John S. Gardenier)

2002 Issues of PER

• PER, Vol. XV, No.4, Fall 2002 (cover story on "Conflicts of Interest and the False Comfort of "Full Disclosure," by Robert W. Hahn)
• PER, Vol. XV, No.3, Summer 2002 (cover story on "Intellectual Property and Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Institutionally Globalized Biopiracy?" by Stephen A. Hansen)
• PER, Vol. XV, No.2, Spring 2002 (cover story on "How (Not) to Regulate Social and Behavioral Research," by Joan E. Sieber, Stuart Plattner, and Philip Rubin)
• PER, Vol. XV, No.1, Winter 2002 (cover story on "Canada Produces Report and Policy Recommendations for Gene Patenting," by Rachel J. Gray)

2001 Issues of PER

• PER, Vol. XIV, No.4, Fall 2001 (cover story on "Anthrax, Cipro and Drug Registance: How Tactics for Fighting an Enemy May have Lost Us a Friend," by Kristina Schaefer)
• PER, Vol. XIV, No.3, Summer 2001 (cover story on "Scientific Experts and the Courts," by Jason Borenstein)
• PER, Vol. XIV, No.2, Spring 2001 (cover story on "Fostering Research on Research Integrity,"by Nicholas H. Steneck and Mary D. Scheetz)
• PER, Vol. XIV, No.1, Winter 2001 (cover story on "Complexity Simulations, and Ethics," by Carl Mitcham and Sanyin Siang)

2000 Issues of PER

• PER, Vol. XIII, No.4, Fall 2000 (cover story on "The Public Perceptions of the Rewards and Risks of Genetic Research: The Oregon Story," by Gregory Fowler and Barry Anderson)
• PER, Vol. XIII, No.3, Summer 2000 (cover story on "The Role and Activities of Scientific Societies in Promoting Research Integrity," by Elizabeth DuMez)
• PER, Vol. XIII, No.2, Spring 2000 (cover story on "Formulating International Ethical Guidelines for Science," by Kathinka Evers)
• PER, Vol. XIII, No.1, Winter 2000 (cover story on "Privacy: Report on the Privacy Policies and Practices of Health Web Sites," by Janlori Goldman, Zoe Hudson and Richard Smith)

1999 Issues of PER

• PER, Vol. XII, No.4, Fall 1999 (cover story on "Researching Ethically with Human Subjects in Cyberspace," by Sanyin Siang )
• PER, Vol. XII, No.3, Summer1999 (cover story on "Stem Cell Controversy," by Michele Garfinkel)
• PER, Vol. XII, No.2, Spring1999 (cover story on "Dealing with Academic Misconduct in Germany," by Bernhard M. Lippert)
• PER, Vol. XII, No.1, Winter 1999 (cover story on "Secrecy in Science," by Amy Crumpton, AAAS)

1998 Issues of PER

• PER, Vol. XI, No. 4, Fall 1998 (cover story on "The Legitimization of Strategic Information Warfare: Ethical Considerations," by Roger C. Molander, RAND, and Sanyin Siang, AAAS)
• PER, Vol. XI, No. 3, Summer 1998 (cover story on "The Kennewick Man Controversy: An Ethical and Legal Overview," by Matt Zimmerman, AAAS)
• PER, Vol. XI, No. 2, Spring 1998 (cover story on "Censorship, Denial of Informed participation, and Human Rights Abuses Associated with Dam Development in Chile," by Barbara Johnston, University of California at Santa Cruz and Terence Turner, University of Chicago)
• PER, Vol. XI, No. 1, Winter 1998 (cover story on "Using Random Assignment in Social Science Settings," by Lynette Feder, Florida Atlantic University)

1997 Issues of PER: 

• PER, Vol. X, No. 4, Fall 1997 (cover story on "The Debate Over Cryptography & Scientific Freedom", by Alexander Fowler, AAAS)
• PER, Vol. X, No. 3, Summer 1997 (cover story on "The Role of Scientific & Engineering Societies in Eastern Europe," by Mark Frankel, AAAS)
• PER, Vol. X, No. 2, Spring 1997 (cover story on "Scientific Information in the Electronic Era," by R. Stephen Berry, University of Chicago)
• PER, Vol. X, No. 1, Winter 1997 (cover story on "Democratizing the Gene Age," by Gregory Fowler, Southern Oregon State College)

1996 Issues of PER: 

• PER, Vol. IX, No. 4, Fall 1996 (cover story on "The Scientific Misconduct Definition and Falsification of Credentials," by Deborah Parrish, Titus & McConomy)
• PER, Vol. IX, No. 3, Summer 1996 (cover story on "Anonymity on the Internet," by Alexander Fowler, AAAS)
• PER, Vol. IX, No. 2, Spring 1996 (cover story on "Commission on Research Integrity Report Sparks Debate on Science and Ethics," by Kenneth J. Ryan, Harvard)
• PER, Vol. IX, No. 1, Winter 1996 (cover story on "Ethics and Values in the Secondary Science Classroom," by Theodore D. Goldfarb, SUNY, Stony Brook)

1995 Issues of PER:

• PER, Vol. VIII, No. 4, Fall 1995 (cover story on "To Compete or to Educate? Mentoring and the Research Climate," by Glyn C. Roberts and Robert L. Sprague, University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign)
• PER, Vol. VIII, No. 3, Summer 1995 (cover story on "The CMU Cyberporn Study: The Naked Truth," by Alexander Fowler, AAAS)
• PER, Vol. VIII, No. 2, Spring 1995 (cover story on "Research Integrity Commission Picks Up The Pace," by Mark S. Frankel, AAAS)

Support Over the Years From the Following Professional Societies and Organizations is Gratefully Acknowledged:

American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery American Anthropological Association American Association of Engineering Societies American Association of University Professors American Chemical Society American College of Epidemiology American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics American Medical Association American Occupational Therapy Association American Philosophical Association American Political Science Association American Psychological Association American Psychological Society American Society for Engineering Education American Society for Microbiology

American Society for Public Administration American Society of Mechanical Engineering American Sociological Association American Speech-Language-Hearing Association American Statistical Association Association of American Medical Colleges Botanical Society of America Council of Science Editors Ecological Society of America Entomological Society of America Federation of Behavioral, Psychological, & Cognitive Sciences Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers National Association of Social Workers National Society of Professional Engineers Society for Epidemiologic Research

(page updated 12/19/2012 )