Place of Research Ethics in the health Higher Education System

Given the rapid growth of science and technology in the field of higher education and the growing spread of knowledge and promoting the quality of science, universities and higher education centers require the development of a culture of moral values among the stakeholders is higher education, especially the health sector. Therefore, this review study was conducted to investigate the place of research ethics in the higher education system. Efforts in the identification and development of ethics in the field of health is the responsibility of higher education institutions. Thus, in the way of research, honesty, integrity and secrecy when reviewing the research results, the accuracy of the good use of funds and instruments, should be considered by researchers. Obtained data were collected based on the articles published in the Google Scholar, Scopus, Sciences Direct, Magiran, SID, PubMed, Irandoc, Iranmedex databases using keywords: ethics, research, research ethics, ethics, higher education, and health. Of 2728 articles, 45 articles related to the subject of research were considered between years 2003-2019. The findings showed that in all scientific researches, observing the principles and scientific process of research is indispensable and indisputable that should be considered by all researchers. Individual features include commitment and secrecy, honesty, perseverance and patience, the spirit of cooperation in teamwork and professional characteristics including community responsibility and supporters, colleagues, subjects as well as data analysis and its release is of interest to researchers. Based on the results of this research Ethics in scholarly research help the researcher to thoroughly review his research process at all stages of his research. In general, it can be said that observing ethics in education and research in health science community requires attention to the necessary infrastructures and quality in research. Therefore, in order to enhance the research culture and adhere to ethical principles, it is recommended to include research ethics as a teaching unit in all higher education institutions and universities. It is also suggested to conduct ethics workshops and seminars on a regular basis in order to institutionalize the culture of research ethics.