Bibliographic Information
Title
Code of Ethics/Standards of Performance
Organization
Archaeological Society of Virginia
Full Date(s) of Adoption and/or Amendment
Revised and Passed October 2017
Web Address (URL)
Additional Information
Format
Web page
Scope
State or Province (US and Canada)
Region
Virginia
Language
English
Notes
The Achaeological Society of Virginia provides a Code of Ethics and Standards of Performance on its website. The Standards are organized into six sections outlining appropriate research conduct, and the Code of Ethics is organized into three areas of responsibility: the member and the archaeological resource base, the member and the public, and the member and his/her peers.
Taxonomies
RPA Codes & Standards
- Adequate Preparation for Research Projects
- Appropriate Dissemination of Research
- Archaeologist's Responsibility to Colleagues, Employees, and Students
- Archaeologist's Responsibility to the Public
- Integrity of Research Methodology
- Maintaining Continuity of Records
- Procedures for Field Survey or Excavation
- Specimen and Research Record Storage
Keywords & Terms
- Academic Integrity and/or Plagiarism
- Adequate and Responsible Reporting, Publication, and Dissemination
- Adequate Preparation
- Avoid, Discourage, and Report Unethical and Illegal Activity
- Continuity of Records
- Dishonesty, Exaggeration, Fraud, Deceit, and/or Misrepresentation
- Integrity of Research Methodology and Field Procedures
- Local, State, Federal, and Tribal Laws
- Looting, Collecting, and Illicit Trade of Cultural Property
- Permissions
- Preservation of Archaeological Resources
- Professional Qualification
- Professional Relationships and Communication
- Promotion of Archaeological Research/Archaeology as Scientific Discipline
- Public Interest, Collaboration, Education, and Outreach
- Respect for and Responsibility to Affected Groups
- Standards of Data Collection, Recordation, Analysis
- Stewardship
- Storage of Data, Specimens, and Records
- UNESCO