Q: What to add on ethical consideration for secondary research paper?

Dear Author,

Thank you for your question!

These are some of the ethical considerations for secondary research:

• Whether consent was obtained when the data was collected for its original purpose and whether your study is aligned with the consent provided for the original data collection

• Data management and presentation to ensure confidentiality and security

• Whether your use and storage of the data meets the requirements of the original data providers

• Acknowledgment, referencing, and copyrights of the data source

• The risk of losing confidentiality by pooling data from multiple sources

• The risk of prejudiced or skewed information resulting from data pooling

• Whether your findings reveal new and important insights (such as a health threat) that need to be conveyed to the original data sources