Ethics
Research framework and safeguards
The work involves bereaved participants. Welfare constraints take precedence over data collection in every case.
Consent
Consent is informed, specific to a protocol version, documented, and revocable at any point without justification or consequence.
Participant welfare
Sessions can be paused or ended by any participant. No participant is offered an interpretation of results as personal reassurance, and no result is described to a participant as evidence about a specific person.
No belief requirement
Neither mediums, sitters, judges nor researchers are required to hold any position on survival after death. Screening assesses procedural suitability, not belief.
Conflicts of interest
Funding sources are disclosed. Funders have no role in design, judging, analysis or the decision to publish.
Publication commitment
Every completed study is reported, including null and inconclusive outcomes. Suppressing an unwelcome result is treated as a protocol violation.