There are a number of resources you may want to consult on communication ethics:
The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
www.publicationethics.org.uk
The On-line Ethics Centre
www.onlineethics.diamax.com
Research Integrity Office (UK)
www.ukrio.org
Office of Research Integrity (USA)
http://ori.dhhs.gov

For a list of open access journals, see the Directory of Open Access Journals
www.doaj.org

Office of Public Sector Information
www.opsi.gov.uk

On 5 May a mule named Idaho Gem was born after a normal 346-day gestation in the womb of a mare, researchers report online in Science www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/1086743

Creative Commons (2008). License your work.
http://creativecommons.org/license

ICMJE (2006). Uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals: writing and editing for biomedical publication. International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.
www.icmje.org

JISC/PA (1998). Joint Information Systems Committee and the Publishers Association. Guidelines for fair dealing in an electronic environment
www.ukoln.ac.uk/services/elib/papers/pa/fair/intro.html

Society of Authors (1965). Quick guide: permissions.
www.societyofauthors.net

Suber, P. (2007). Open access overview.
www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/overview.htm

UK Intellectual Property Office (2007). Copyright basic facts.
www.ipo.gov.uk

University of Leeds (2005). Plagiarism—University of Leeds Guide.
www.ldu.leeds.ac.uk/plagiarism