This section promotes the ethical conduct of research by CAPA-ACAP members specifically, and physical anthropologists in general. The CAPA-ACAP Code of Ethics was developed by the Ethics Subcommittee formed during the 42nd CAPA-ACAP Annual Meeting (Fredericton, 2014) and was unamimously endorsed during the 43rd Annual Meeting (Winnipeg, 2015). The official CAPA-ACAP Code of Ethics is found below, along with links to the ethical guidelines from other relevant associations and socities.
CAPA-ACAP Code of Ethics (Revised January 2019)
CAPA-ACAP Code of Ethics (October 2015)
ESSENTIAL ETHICAL GUIDELINES AND RESOURCES FOR CAPA-ACAP MEMBERS
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. 2014. Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans. Ottawa: Interagency Secretariat on Research Ethics.(link is external)
Cybulski, J. S., N. S. Ossenberg, and W. D. Wade. 1979. Committee Report: Statement on the excavation, treatment, analysis and disposition of human skeletal remains from archaeological sites in Canada. Canadian Review of Physical Anthropology 1(1):32-36.
Buikstra J. E. 2006. Repatriation and bioarchaeology: Challenges and opportunities. In: Bioarchaeology: The Contextual Analysis of Human Remains, Buikstra, J. E., Beck, L. A. (eds). Burlington, MA: Academic Press, pp. 389-412.
ETHICAL GUIDELINES AND RESOURCES FROM OTHER SOCIETIES, ASSOCIATIONS, AND INSTITUTIONS
American Academy of Forensic Sciences. Code of Ethics and Conduct.(link is external)
American Anthropological Association. 1998. Code of Ethics. (link is external)
American Association of Physical Anthropologists. 2003. Code of Ethics of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists.(link is external)
Animal Behaviour Society. 2012. Guidelines for the treatment of animals in behavioural research and teaching. Animal Behaviour 83:301-309.(link is external)
Animal Behavior Society. 1991. Guidelines for the use of animals in research. Animal Behavior 41(1):183-186.
Archaeological Institute of America. 1994. Code of Professional Standards. (Supplements and expands but does not replace the earlier Code of Ethics)(link is external)
Archaeological Institute of America. 1991. Code of Ethics. American Journal of Archaeology 95(2):285.
Canadian Archaeological Association. Principles of Ethical Conduct.(link is external)
International Primatological Society. Principles for the Ethical Treatment of Non-Human Primates.(link is external)
International Primatological Society. 2014, Code of Best Practices for Field Primatology. (link is external)
National Academy of Sciences. 1995 On Being a Scientist: Responsible Conduct in Research. 2nd edition. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.(link is external)
National Association for the Practice of Anthropology. Ethical Guidelines.(link is external)
National Association for the Practice of Anthropology. 1992. Statement on the Use of Animals in Research. American Scientist 80(1):73-76.
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S. Code 3001 et seq). 1990. Washington, D. C.: National Park Service, US Department of the Interior.(link is external)
Society for American Archaeology. 1996. Principles of Archaeological Ethics.(link is external)
Society for Applied Anthropology. Statement of Ethics and Professional Responsibilities.(link is external)
United Nations. 1979. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.(link is external)
United Nations. 1948. Universal Declaration of Human Rights.(link is external)
World Archaeology Congress. 1990. First Code of Ethics.(link is external)
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