Research Integrity & Responsible Conduct of Research

• Collaborative Research Policy
• Research Ethics Policy
• The South African Medical Research Council Guidelines on the Responsible Conduct of Research
• Form for Reporting Alleged Breach of Research Norms and Standards or Research Misconduct
  (Please contact Seeiso Koali if you encounter any problems in completing the online form)
• International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) guidelines for authorship

Guiding Principles

• Singapore Statement on Research Integrity
• Montreal Statement on Research Integrity in Cross-Boundary Research Collaborations

Research using animals

• Animal Disease Act No. 35 of 1984.
• Animal Health Act, 2002 (Act No. 7 of 2002)
• Animals Protection Act No. 71 of 1962.
• Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
• Medicines and Related Substances Control Act 101 of 1965.
• PREPARE guidelines
  • General Information
  • Checklist
• The ARRIVE Guidelines 
• ECRA Invasiveness Categories
• The Provincial Nature Conservation Ordinance.
• Veterinary and Para-Veterinary Professions Act No. 19 of 1982 (amended 1993)

Department of Health

• Ethics in health research: principles, processes and structures, second edition, 2015
• South African Ethics in Health Research Guidelines: Principles, Processes and Structures 2024 Third Edition. NDoH

SANS

• SANS 10386 Ed 2, 2021