The PREPARED Code: A global code of conduct for research during pandemics

Research ethics and integrity challenges during pandemics are not unique, but they are vastly magnified during crises. The PREPARED Code for researchers, research ethics committees and research integrity offices applies throughout a pandemic. The code was developed by an international consortium and is based on research undertaken in English, Chinese, French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Russian, and Spanish. It was refined through a human rights analysis and extensive consultation with stakeholders. Input from marginalized populations was obtained at every stage. You can access the code in English, Arabic, Chinese, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Korean, Lithuanian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swahili on the PREPARED project website here: https://prepared-project.eu/prepared-code/ -- Funded by the European Union. UK participants in Horizon Europe Project PREPARED are supported by UK Research and Innovation grant number 10048353 (University of Central Lancashire). Swiss participants in Horizon Europe Project Prepared are supported by the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI). Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the Research Executive Agency or UKRI or SERI. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority nor UKRI or SERI can be held responsible for them.