*Call For Papers: Special issue of Research Ethics on dual use,****misuse, and research ethics*** The possibility of dual use and misuse of research results ("dual use research of concern (DURC)") posesseveralethical and legal challenges for researchers, research institutions and research funding institutions. On the one hand, it raises an ethical dilemma between ensuring freedom of research andminimizingthe possibility of misuse. On the other hand, the possibility of misuse is often theflip sideofsocially beneficialresearchresults. Therefore, dual use and misuse can only becompletelyavoidedat thecostof valuable contributions to addressing social challenges. The concepts ofdual use,security-relevant research and misuse of research resultsraise both,conceptual andethicalissues, which were explored at the Summer School on "Dual Use and Misuse of Research Results"atForschungzentrumJülich, Germany.In addition, several national and international policy processes target the ethical as well as legal structure of handling security relevant research.This special issue aims tofurtherexplorethe conceptual, ethical and policy challenges ofdual use and misuse of research results. Exemplary topics are: ·The concept of dual use · The difference between dual use and misuse ·Permissibility of Research ·Dual use governance and regulations · Dual use governance and research ethics committees · Dual use governance and state influence · Dissemination of Dual use research / items ·… We invitescholarsto submitoriginalarticlesof max 6000 wordsfor the upcoming special issue/Dual use, misuse, and research ethics /of SAGE's journal“Research Ethics”. The issue will be published in early 2024. To submit your article, please use the submissionportal of/Research Ethics/(https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/rea <https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/rea>). The deadline for submissions to be considered for this special issue is31^st  December 2023. Best regards Serap Ergin Aslan -- Serap Ergin Aslan Institut für Neurowissenschaften und Medizin INM-7: Gehirn und Verhalten Telefon: +49 2461 61-4792 E-Mail: s.aslan(a)fz-juelich.de <mailto:s.aslan@fz-juelich.de> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 52425 Jülich Sitz der Gesellschaft: Jülich Eingetragen im Handelsregister des Amtsgerichts Düren Nr. HR B 3498 Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: MinDir Stefan Müller Geschäftsführung: Prof. Dr. Astrid Lambrecht (Vorsitzende), Karsten Beneke (stellv. Vorsitzender), Dr. Ir. Pieter Jansens ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------