Powell Center Code of Ethics

By John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis

The Powell Center mission is to promote discovery in Earth system sciences and all related disciplines for the benefit of our planet and all living organisms. We aim to assist and guide synthesis, analysis, and multidisciplinary collaboration to further important research and its applications.

Publication:

Powell Center authors seeking to publish Working Group products will abide by the following principles of ethical professional conduct:

I will not falsify, fabricate, or intentionally misrepresent my own data or the data of the group.
I will cite and credit all information used from other publications.
I will provide thoughtful, honest, and practical evaluation of the scientific actions of the group.
I will provide fully described and replicable scientific methods.
I agree to publish all derived data as data papers or data releases. Data papers or data releases will be made available on or before the time of journal publication in Open-Source repositories.
I agree to provide access to all analytical tools and software products developed by Powell Center working groups on or before journal publication in an Open-Source repository.
I agree to acknowledge the Powell Center in all publications resulting from the Powell Center’s support.
I will notify the Powell Center of all publications resulting from the Powell Center’s support.

I agree to abide by the Powell Center Code of Ethics.

Signature Date

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