These recommendations have been worked out by the Ethics Working Group at CSMC. They shall provide colleagues at CSMC and manuscript researchers more generally with some practical guidance on how to carry out their research responsibly. The recommendations give an overview of basic rules of conduct regarding other people, written artefacts, and research data.

An initial one-page version of these recommendations was approved by the CSMC General Assembly on 19 November 2021 and published on the CSMC websites on 20 November 2021. The recommendations are continuously reviewed on an ongoing basis and updated as necessary. When quoting the guidelines, please ensure that you are referring to the correct version.