Information for specific research

• Ethical Research Involving Children (ERIC)
• Ethical considerations in research and evaluation with children and young people

• AIATSIS Guidelines for Ethical Research in Australian Indigenous Studies (GERAIS)
• Ethical conduct in research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and communities, 2018
• Keeping research on track II, 2018

• Departments of Defence and Veterans’ Affairs Human Research Committee (DDVA HREC)

If your research involves working with members of the veteran community, you will be required to receive approval from the DDVA HREC before submitting an application to the UniSQ HREC via the approved by another HREC process.

• The Commonwealth of Australia | Privacy Act 1988 (updated 2025)
• Guidelines approved under Section 95A of the Privacy Act 1988, 2014 (updated 2024)
• Guidelines under Section 95 of the Privacy Act 1988, 2014 (updated 2024)
• NHMRC | Principles for accessing and using publicly funded data for health research, 2016

At UniSQ, all autoethnographic research projects must be submitted to the Ethics Office via RISE – Ethics Monitor for ethics review and approval. This requirement applies even if the research appears to focus solely on the researcher’s personal experiences.

Autoethnography is a form of human research. By its nature, it often involves reflecting on personal experiences that may intersect with others' identities, events, or organisations, even if these are not explicitly named. Such elements introduce potential ethical risks to both the researcher and others who may be indirectly implicated. Therefore, ethics approval is required to ensure appropriate ethical oversight and to meet the expectations of academic publishing bodies, many of which now require evidence of ethics approval for autoethnographic submissions.

Researchers, supervisors, and students are advised to plan accordingly and seek ethics approval prior to commencing any autoethnographic research. Ethics approval cannot be granted retrospectively.

Please use the steps provided under Applications and reporting on how to submit a new application for your autoethnography project.

For further guidance about why ethics is needed for autoethnographic research, please refer to the FAQ sheet below.

• Human Ethics FAQs - Autoethnography.pdf

If additional assistance is required, we recommend attending one of our regular drop in sessions or contacting the Ethics Office directly.