Informed consent is the term given to the agreement between researcher and participant. In this post Janet Salmons offers suggestions about the intersections of the Internet communications, ethics and participants.

Dr. Stommel brings clarity to the messy world of data collection on social media.

The wealth of material available online is irresistible to social researchers who are trying to understand contemporary experiences, perspectives, and events. The ethical collection and -use of such material is anything but straightforward. Find open-access articles that explore different approaches.

The public is exposed to news stories about bad academic research behavior online. How can we counter this narrative and build credibility?

Do you think about research questions as an insider, outsider, or somewhere in between? Why is positionality important in online research?

Learn about ethics and consent for online research from the perspective of an institutional review board member.

What ethical issues face researchers who study online comments? Paul J. Reilly offers explanations and an open-access research case.

Online researchers face design challenges because they must also consider the implications of the technologies used in the study. By using an iterative, holistic approach, you can look inter-related dimensions of the design.

This collection of open-access articles offers multiple perspectives on the use of Big Data and ethical protocols for computational research methods.

How can you reduce or eliminate fraudulent responses to online surveys? Jennifer Lawlor explains.

The focus for August 2022 aimed at helping us “Be an Ethical Researcher.”

What does Dr. Kate Chatfield, Editor of the Research Ethics journal, have to say about research relevance?

How can you study digital interactions in an ethical way? Learn more in this research interview.

Big Data = Big Topic. Start with the basics!

What kinds of documents or archived materials fit your study?

See this research discussion with Wyke Stommel and Lynn de Rijk about ethical use of online data.