Author: Johan H. Knapen
Affiliation: Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias
Country: Spain
Co-Author(s): Sara Lucatello
Affiliation: INAF Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova
Country: Italy
Title: The Ethics Statement of the European Astronomical Society
The European Astronomical Society (EAS) is a society of professional
astronomers working in Europe, with currently around 2500 members. Is
is supported by a network of affiliated societies, close to 30
national societies in most countries in Europe. Among other
activities, the EAS organises an annual meeting which attracts well
over 1000 participants and provides a forum for both scientific
discussions and collaborations, and discussions about issues of
science policy. The EAS Council formally adopted, in January 2018, the
report produced by the EAS Ethics Working Group, chaired by one of us
(SL), entitled ‘EAS Ethics Statement and Guidelines for Good
Practice’. It is being used by organisers and participants of the EAS
Annual Meeting, and is promoted as a tool for discussion and good
practice throughout our field. The Ethics Statement covers a very wide
range of topics, including Conduct towards others, Research,
Publication and authorship, Peer review, Conflicts of interest,
Organisation of and professional conduct at conferences and meetings,
Fair recruiting, Widening access to our profession, Recommendations
for fair employment practices, and Ethics in publishing. We will
outline the history and contents of the EAS Ethics Statement and how
it will be further developed, and thus illustrate how a scientific
society can provide guidance.
Reference:
[1]: https://eas.unige.ch//documents/EAS_Ethics_Statement.pdf
[2]: https://eas.unige.ch//
[3]: https://eas.unige.ch//EWASS2019/