Historians need a Code of Conduct

Historians, I argue in History Today, need a Code of Conduct:

Historians should adhere to a rigorous code of professional practice if they are to avoid the kinds of careless mistakes that bring their professional integrity into question.

http://www.historytoday.com/suzannah-lipscomb/code-conduct-historians

Historians should adhere to a rigorous code of professional practice if they are to avoid the kinds of careless mistakes that bring their professional integrity into question, says Suzannah Lipscomb.
Saint Jerome in his Study (detail) by Caravaggio, c.1606