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Introduction: Academic publications are increasing at an exponential rate every year. ESTES is an academic society that aims to disseminate knowledge on the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and treatment of trauma and emergency surgery. The annual congress and the European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery are its primary vehicles. This study aimed to evaluate possible challenges specific to society-based research and society-based publications.
Material & Methods: This was a review of research and publication ethics literature. Issues that may be related to society-based research and publications were identified or extrapolated from relevant sources.
Results: The main issues identified in multinational society-based research are the lack of uniformity of laws and regulations concerning research ethics approval across different countries. Another problem is the validation of the tools. The main issues with publication ethics relate to inappropriate peer review and conflicts of interest that may lead to increased bias in publication.
Conclusions: Multinational society-based research shares with research from other setups many ethical problems. Solutions exist. Still, the structure of a closed society where members come from different countries but are also acquainted with each other limits the applicability of many agreed-upon solutions, leaving many ethical problems not fully resolved. The different problems and possible solutions will be discussed.
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