All AAPOR members sign the Code of Professional Ethics and Practice, pledging themselves to  maintain high standards of scientific competence and integrity in conducting, analyzing, and reporting their work. Much of AAPOR's work is in developing and promoting resources that help researchers meet these demanding standards:

• AAPOR Code of Professional Ethics & Practice  
• Best Practices for Survey Research
• Standard for Minimal Disclosure
• NEW: Checklist & Example Disclosure Form
• Frequently Asked Questions About Disclosure
• Survey Practices that AAPOR Condemns
• Report an AAPOR Code Violation (PDF)
• Schedule of Procedures for Code Violations:
• NEW: Revised schedule (approved by AAPOR Executive Council on May 13, 2009)
• Older schedule (applies to violations alleged before May 13, 2009)
• Standard Definitions - Final Dispositions of Case Codes and Outcome Rates for Surveys (5th Edition, 2008)

• Interviewer Falsification - Practices and Policies