Introduction to the special issue

"ethical issues in collecting interactional data"

pp. 167-178

in: Isabella Paoletti (ed), Ethical issues in collecting interactional data, Human Studies 37 (2), 2014.

Abstract

Ethical issues are part of ordinary practices in conducting research involving the collection of interactional data in a variety of disciplines: sociology, linguistics, anthropology, etc. Established codes of practices define acceptable standards of conduct within the profession. Moreover, in many countries, ethics committees, which titles such as the Institutional Review Board (IRB), Research Ethic Board (REB), Research Ethic Committee (REC), have been established, and gaining authorization from such boards has become part of the ordinary activities in carrying out social sciences research.