Ethics Tools and Frameworks for Research Governance

A 2026 scoping review systematically identified 39 publications describing conceptual and practical tools for enhancing ethics review. The dataset maps tools like scenario-based planning, ethical matrices, and participatory models across domains including artificial intelligence, genomics, conservation, and public health. Key themes include early-stage ethics integration, participatory engagement, and managing value conflicts, illustrating a shift from static checklists to dynamic, anticipatory governance.

Use Cases

• Mapping ethics review tools on an engagement (expert-driven vs. participatory) and temporal (reactive vs. anticipatory) matrix based on the described analytical framework.
• Identifying tools for specific domains like AI or genomics based on the documented application areas from the scoping review.
• Comparing scenario-based planning, ethical matrices, and computational approaches for managing uncertainty and value conflicts as described in the review.
• Designing participatory deliberation models for anticipatory governance based on the reviewed frameworks.

Strengths

• Based on a systematic search of Scopus and Web of Science, identifying 39 relevant publications.
• Provides a structured two-dimensional matrix mapping tool variations in engagement and temporal orientation.
• Covers a wide range of application domains including artificial intelligence, genomics, conservation, and public health.

Limitations

• The dataset's internal structure and column names are not provided, limiting direct computational analysis.
• The row count is unknown, making the scale of the underlying coded data unclear.
• Relies on a single scoping review methodology, which may not capture all relevant tools.

Provenance

Source

Antonija Mijatović

Collection Method

Systematic scoping review of academic literature from Scopus and Web of Science.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18.