The ASM Ethics Committee presents its annual 2024 Ethics Report to the ASM Board of Directors and our valued ASM members. Since 2019, ASM has undertaken a thorough review of our policies, striving for consistency on crucial ethics matters throughout the organization. This report provides a concise summary of our efforts over the past year, emphasizing ASM's strong dedication to ethics and integrity.

Key Report Highlights:

• ASM Ethics Committee met with ASM President Virginia Miller to discuss ASM's new strategic framework and understand organizational priorities.
• The ASM Ethics Committee strongly supported the program’s community outreach and educational initiatives, which included the March Ethics Awareness Month, an educational session on Artificial Intelligence at Microbe, and a follow-up webinar addressing the critical topic of AI in publishing.
• The ASM Ethics program worked with ASM Journals to fully integrate a tool in its workflow to identify and address concerns related to image duplication in manuscripts and publications.