Statement on ethics review and independent research with human participants

We recognise that where a researcher is working independently from any organisation that has an established, formal ethics review process it can be difficult to know how to proceed if the researcher is seeking a review for their project.

It is a requirement of many academic journals that an author reporting human research attests to a favourable opinion having been given following a review of the ethics protocol for their research

 It is also, more often than not, a requirement in submitting applications for research funding that a review has been carried out or that there is provision for a review if the project is funded.

The purpose of this document is to support researchers who are working independently from an organisation that has an established formal ethics review process

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