The Ethics of Organizational Behavior Management

Weatherly (2021) wrote a how-to paper for journal editors. The goal was to bake ethics talk into every issue of behavior analytic journals.

The author lists eight guide rails. These steps help editors start a recurring ethics column or section.

The paper does not test people. It gives a ready-made plan any editorial board can copy and paste into their workflow.

The eight rails cover picking topics, inviting writers, and keeping the chat going across years.

Watson et al. (2007) came first. That team said pragmatism and team talk should guide tough calls. Weatherly (2021) turns the old idea into a repeating journal feature.

Moore (2022) updated how we teach radical behaviorism in class. Weatherly (2021) updates how we teach ethics in print. Both give plug-and-play blueprints for busy professors.

DiGennaro Reed et al. (2016) counted how often JOBM articles cite basic principles. Weatherly adds a new column type so future counts will also track ethics content.

You do not need a grant or a lab to use this paper. If you sit on an editorial board, take the eight rails to your next meeting and volunteer to edit the first ethics piece. If you teach, assign the column as a class discussion starter. Either move keeps ethics talk alive beyond one-time workshops.