According to Article 17 of the Association of Ancient Historians' Constitution pertaining to the Standards of Professional Conduct:
“The Association of Ancient Historians (AAH) adopts and adheres to the AHA Statement on Standards of Professional Conduct and Code of Professional Conduct at Officially Sanctioned AHA Activities, and shall adopt and adhere to amendments and changes to these policies by the American History Association in the future. In addition, the Association of Ancient Historians acknowledges the particular ethical issues arising from the study of material culture and urges all members to follow the ethical guidelines established by the disciplinary body most closely aligned with the material studied, including but not limited to the AIA’s Code of Ethics, ANS statement on Cultural Property, and the ASP Resolution Concerning the Illicit Trade in Papyri.
Where these policies refer to reporting, intake, and investigation of alleged misconduct, such duties will be handled in our organization by a Standing Committee on Professional Conduct… If a report concerns a member of the Standing Committee on Professional Conduct, it may be made instead to the President. Any member or officer who is named in a report shall recuse themselves from portion of the intake, investigation, and decision-making process. Any member or officer who has a close personal or professional relationship with anyone named in the report shall recuse themselves from portion of the intake, investigation, and decision-making process…
The Standing Committee on Professional Conduct shall check for and respond to any and all emails during and immediately following the annual meetings within twelve hours; during the remainder of the year responses may take up to five business days.”
Additionally, since the AAH Annual Meeting is organized by and held at a host institution (in accordance with article 12 of the AAH constitution), as guests of that institution, we adhere to its policies for the duration of the conference.
The AAH Constitution can be found here: https://associationofancienthistorians.org/constitution.pdf
The Code of Professional Conduct at Officially Sanctioned AHA Activities (2023) can be found here:
https://www.historians.org/about-aha-and-membership/governance/policies-and-documents-of-the-association/code-
of-professional-conduct-at-officially-sanctioned-aha-activities
The AHA Statement on Standards of Professional Conduct (updated 2023) can be found here:
https://www.historians.org/jobs-and-professional-development/statements-standards-and-guidelines-of-the-
discipline/statement-on-standards-of-professional-conduct
Where these policies refer to reporting, intake, and investigation of alleged misconduct, such duties will be handled in
our organization by the Committee on Professional Conduct.
Concerns and complaints pertaining to Article 17 may be reported at complaints@associationofancienthistorians.org