“Ethical Issues in Biotechnology”

Guest Editor: Chris MacDonald

Deadline: December 1, 2005

The Journal of Business Ethics invites submissions for a Special Issue on ethical issues in biotechnology. As biotechnology moves “from the laboratory into the street,” the world of biotech is beginning to face a range of issues related to commerce. This Special Issue will be dedicated to the exploration of ethical issues faced within companies in the biotech sector, as well as ethical issues faced by companies seeking to implement the products of biotechnological research.

Examples of possible topics include, but are not limited to:

• Corporate-sponsored stem cell research;

• Labelling of Genetically Modified (GM) foods;

• Ethical issues in the commercialization of university-based research;

• Genetic testing in the workplace;

• Commercial genetic databases;

• Regulatory issues;

• The commodification of organisms, tissues, cells, etc.;

• Agribusiness and agricultural biotechnology;

• Direct-to-consumer marketing of genetic technologies (e.g., genetic tests);

• Human subjects research and safety concerns;

• The role of biotechnology in sustainable development;

• Corporate bioprospecting or “biopiracy”.
  
  Submission Information:
  
  Papers should be submitted electronically, by e-mail (in either MS Word or PDF format), to: chris.macdonald@smu.ca
  Submissions should be roughly 2500-5000 words, and should generally adhere to the Journal’s style requirements, as indicated at www.kluweronline.com/issn/0167-4544
  
  Enquiries should be directed to:
  Chris MacDonald, Ph.D.
  Department of Philosophy
  Saint Mary’s University
  Halifax, NS
  B3H 3C3
  Canada
  
  902-420-5820
  chris.macdonald@smu.ca