The ethical aspects and the related importance of secure data processing and storage is largely regulated by an ethical review board. 

Within the departments of the faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences procedures have been adopted to guarantee scientific integrity.

The Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR) has developed an ethical review procedure in its Methods Expertise Centre.

The Psychology Research Institute has formulated a code of responsible scientific behaviour.

For researchers in a clinical setting the following might be of interest: Research Code, Scientific Integrity at VUmc and AMC.

The Research Institute of Child Development and Education (RICDE) has appointed two research integrity officers. If members of staff have any question or doubts about scientific integrity within RICDE they can contact them for advice and counselling.