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The use of online and digital methods to collect and analyze research data triggers questions about its ethical considerations and what are the limits of using these methods. This study concentrates on how Egyptian researchers, especially in the field of social science, perceived and applied these ethics and limits.
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Faied, H.A. (2018). Perception of Digital Methods’ Ethics among Egyptian Researchers. In: Dobrick, F., Fischer, J., Hagen, L. (eds) Research Ethics in the Digital Age. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-12909-5_7
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