Journal article
Internet-based crowdsourcing and research ethics: the case for IRB review
Journal of medical ethics, Vol.39(2), pp.115-118
02/2013
DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2012-100798
PMID: 23204319
Abstract
The recent success of Foldit in determining the structure of the Mason-Pfizer monkey virus (M-PMV) retroviral protease is suggestive of the power-solving potential of internet-facilitated game-like crowdsourcing. This research model is highly novel, however, and thus, deserves careful consideration of potential ethical issues. In this paper, we will demonstrate that the crowdsourcing model of research has the potential to cause harm to participants, manipulates the participant into continued participation, and uses participants as experimental subjects. We conclude that protocols relying on this model require institutional review board (IRB) scrutiny.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Internet-based crowdsourcing and research ethics: the case for IRB review
- Creators
- Mark A Graber - Department of Family Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USAAbraham Graber - Department of Philosophy, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of medical ethics, Vol.39(2), pp.115-118
- DOI
- 10.1136/medethics-2012-100798
- PMID
- 23204319
- ISSN
- 0306-6800
- eISSN
- 1473-4257
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/2013
- Academic Unit
- Emergency Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984024544202771
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