- The Belmont Report, Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research
- World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki
- The Nuremberg Code, Directives for Human Experimentation
- The Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences, International Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical Research Involving Human Subjects
- The International Conference on Harmonisation guidance documents
- American Anthropological Association, Code of Ethics
- American Sociological Association, Code of Ethics
- American Psychological Association, Code of Ethics
- Federal Common Rule regulations for the protection of human subjects, 45 CFR Part 46
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulations for the protection of human subjects, 21 CFR Parts 50 and 56