{"id":16,"date":"2023-01-23T21:44:39","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T21:44:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/human-research-protection-program\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2025-10-08T15:41:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T15:41:38","slug":"irbnet","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/human-research-protection-program\/irbnet\/","title":{"rendered":"IRBNet"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- shortcode-right-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-right-column\" >\n    <div class=\"shortcode-right-column__container\">\n<h4>Resources<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/human-research-protection-program\/covid-19-research-guidance\/\">COVID-19 research guidance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2025\/09\/IRB-Process-Flowchart.pdf\">IRB process flowchart<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/nau-research\/research-safety-and-compliance\/human-research-protection-program\/training\/\">CITI training for researchers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/nau-research\/research-safety-and-compliance\/human-research-protection-program\/helpful-instructional-videos\/\">Instructional videos<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h1>IRBNet<\/h1>\n<h2>Submission of documentation to IRB<\/h2>\n<p>All research applications must be submitted to the IRB through\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/irbnet.org\/release\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IRBNet<\/a>, an externally-hosted software product.<\/p>\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Deadline for submitting application materials_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Deadline for submitting application materials <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<p><strong>NOTE:<\/strong> Please submit application materials for review at least 30 &ndash; 45 days prior to the start of the project. Projects are reviewed on an on-going basis in the order received. Requested intake items must be completed in 7 days.&nbsp;The review process (e.g., revisions and IRB review) must be completed in 30 days, this includes the review and determination of a board member which requires 7 days. If either of these deadlines is not met, the submission package will be withdrawn and must be re-submitted. Submissions that are incomplete, are not responded to in a timely way, or which have outstanding issues noted, result in a delay in the review process.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<!-- shortcode-image-caption -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-caption shortcode-image-caption--left\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/human-research-protection-program\/irbnet\/new-project\/\">    <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__container\">\n                <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__caption\">\n            <span>\nNew project\n\n\n<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1816 size-tall-banner-image-sm\" src=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2018\/04\/2017_10_27_NAU_MARS_LAB_086-465x186.jpg\" alt=\"Students sitting in the Mars Rover Lab\" 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class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<!-- shortcode-image-caption -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-caption shortcode-image-caption--left\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/human-research-protection-program\/irbnet\/response-follow-up\/\">    <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__container\">\n                <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__caption\">\n            <span>\nResponse\/follow-up\n\n\n<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3995 size-tall-banner-image-sm\" src=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/58A8400-465x186.jpg\" alt=\"Ann Huffman and Heidi Waymant showing their new mobile app to cadets\" width=\"465\" height=\"186\">\n    <\/span>\n    <\/a><\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<!-- shortcode-image-caption -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-caption shortcode-image-caption--left\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/human-research-protection-program\/irbnet\/amendment-to-approved-research\/\">    <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__container\">\n                <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__caption\">\n            <span>\nAmendment to approved research\n\n\n<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1818 size-tall-banner-image-sm\" src=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2018\/04\/6396_nicky_teufel_20180112-465x186.jpg\" alt=\"Nicky Teufel and staff from CHER in the ARD conference room.\" width=\"465\" height=\"186\">\n    <\/span>\n    <\/a><\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<!-- shortcode-image-caption -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-caption shortcode-image-caption--left\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/human-research-protection-program\/irbnet\/continuing-review\/\">    <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__container\">\n                <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__caption\">\n            <span>\nContinuing annual review\n\n\n<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1820 size-tall-banner-image-sm\" src=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2018\/04\/Talima_Pearson_17-465x186.jpg\" alt=\"Talima Pearson and staff reviewing data from research.\" width=\"465\" height=\"186\">\n    <\/span>\n    <\/a><\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<!-- shortcode-image-caption -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-caption shortcode-image-caption--left\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/human-research-protection-program\/irbnet\/project-status-renewal\/\">    <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__container\">\n                <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__caption\">\n            <span>\nProject status renewal\n\n\n<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9195 size-tall-banner-image-sm\" src=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/NAU_PHYSICS_065-2-465x186.jpg\" alt=\"Two people in lab observing materials\" width=\"465\" height=\"186\">\n    <\/span>\n    <\/a><\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<!-- shortcode-image-caption -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-caption shortcode-image-caption--left\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/human-research-protection-program\/irbnet\/project-closure\/\">    <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__container\">\n                <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__caption\">\n            <span>\nProject closure\n\n\n<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9553 size-tall-banner-image-sm\" src=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/3419_Archana_Varadaraj_20211005-465x186.jpg\" alt=\"Researcher working in a lab\" width=\"465\" height=\"186\">\n    <\/span>\n    <\/a><\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<!-- shortcode-image-caption -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-caption shortcode-image-caption--left\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/human-research-protection-program\/irbnet\/human-research-determination\/\">    <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__container\">\n                <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__caption\">\n            <span>\nHuman research determination\n\n\n<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1691 size-tall-banner-image-sm\" src=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2018\/02\/2017_10_26_NAU_HPL_057-465x186.jpg\" alt=\"Work being conducted in Human Performance Lab\" width=\"465\" height=\"186\">\n    <\/span>\n    <\/a><\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<!-- shortcode-image-caption -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-caption shortcode-image-caption--left\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/human-research-protection-program\/irbnet\/ceded-review\/\">    <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__container\">\n                <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__caption\">\n            <span>\nCeded review\n\n\n<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10113 size-tall-banner-image-sm\" src=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/cropped-02A9003Vigil-Hayes20220620-465x186.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"465\" height=\"186\">\n    <\/span>\n    <\/a><\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<!-- shortcode-image-caption -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-caption shortcode-image-caption--left\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/human-research-protection-program\/irbnet\/site-authorization\/\">    <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__container\">\n                <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__caption\">\n            <span>\nSite authorization\n\n\n<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1817 size-tall-banner-image-sm\" src=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2018\/04\/5642_michael_gowanlock_20171013-465x186.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Gowanlock sitting in front of computer in SICCS.\" width=\"465\" height=\"186\">\n    <\/span>\n    <\/a><\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Review process_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Review process <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<p><strong>Timeline<\/strong><br>\nSubmissions to the IRB are processed and reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis in the order received. The timeline to approval varies depending on the category of review, quality and completeness of a submission, revisions required and responsiveness, and number of review requests in the queue. Planning for the IRB review process will help ensure that important deadlines\/timelines are met, avoiding delays in the initiation of your research. In general, investigators should plan to submit a complete application for IRB review at least 30-45 days prior to beginning studies.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IRBNet Submission of documentation to IRB All research applications must be submitted to the IRB through\u00a0IRBNet, an externally-hosted software product.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":233,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","ring_central_script_selection":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/human-research-protection-program\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/human-research-protection-program\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/human-research-protection-program\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/human-research-protection-program\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/human-research-protection-program\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/human-research-protection-program\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":530,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/human-research-protection-program\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16\/revisions\/530"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/human-research-protection-program\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/human-research-protection-program\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}