Code of Conduct

Important

The general code of conduct is included in ResearchEquals. It applies to all we do at Liberate Science GmbH - we keep it in one place to prevent duplication elsewhere.

The Code of Conduct for Liberate Science GmbH and ResearchEquals helps us mitigate harm and promote joy. We want to create spaces where we collectively thrive, not just survive. This is why the best summary for all of this is: Help yourself and others thrive. This keeps our community safe and secure.

Current action items

Committee structure

The committee ideally consists of four members at any given time. We understand the committee may be smaller or larger at any given time, depending on many factors. Ideally, each member’s tenure is for a maximum of two years.

Interested in joining?

We are currently looking for new committee members! Please view our Jobs page for more information.

We do not take committee member’s volunteer efforts for granted. Even though we cannot provide hourly compensation at this time, we do provide each committee member with a code of conduct training upon joining (worth $350). Committee members also receive a ResearchEquals supporting membership for the duration of their tenure.

Transparency reports

In order to enable the community to understand what’s happening, we share the number of reported incidents per quarter. We also may provide updates on our blog if cases are seen as important to be more widely shared.

We retroactively created older transparency reports starting May 2023, and will add new events as we go.

2023
  • January - March [no incidents reported]
  • April - June
    • One incident reported by committee member. Committee member recused from the process, external advisor hired. Resolved internally with new action items to improve the processes.
  • July - September
  • October - December
2022
  • January - March [no incidents reported]
  • April - June [no incidents reported]
  • July - September [no incidents reported]
  • October - December
    • One email informing us about potential issues with one of our clients, retracted after the sender indicated it was incorrectly sent to entire committee.
2021
  • January - March [no incidents reported]
  • April - June
    • Incident report of inappropriate language use on GitHub, resulting in a warning after committee vote on the issue.
  • July - September [no incidents reported]
  • October - December [no incidents reported]
2020
  • January - March [no incidents reported]
  • April - June [no incidents reported]
  • July - September [no incidents reported]
  • October - December [no incidents reported]
2019
  • October - December [no incidents reported]

Resources

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