February 1, 2018
. | NORTH AMERICA | ||||
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No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Country | Canada | Canada | United States | United States | United States |
Title | Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans. Chapter 2. Scope and Approach | Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans. Chapter 10. Qualitative Research | Protection of Human Subjects, Exempt Research Categories 1-4 | Protection of Human Subjects, Expedited Research Categories 6 and 7 | Frequently Asked Questions and Vignettes |
Length (Pages) | 11 | 11 | <1 | <1 | 31 |
Free-standing | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Subsumed as Part of Larger Document* | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Primary Purpose*: Prescriptive | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Primary Purpose*: Educational | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Legal Status*: Law | No | No | No | No | No |
Legal Status*: Regulation | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
Legal Status*: Guideline | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
Broad Focus | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Specific Topic Focus* - see next four rows below | No | Yes | No | No | No |
Focus of Specific Topic: Anthropology | No | No | No | No | No |
Focus of Specific Topic: Internet | No | No | No | No | No |
Focus of Specific Topic: Observational Research | No | No | No | No | No |
Focus of Specific Topic: Qualitative Research | No | Yes | No | No | No |
Addresses Humanities | No | No | No | Yes | No |
Exempt/ No IRB/REC Review | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Expedited Review Allowed | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
* Categories are mutually exclusive.
. | EUROPE | ||||||
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No. | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Country | Finland | France | Norway | Norway | Sweden | United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
Title | Ethical Principles of Research in the Humanities and Social and Behavioural Sciences and Proposals for Ethical Review | Opinion on the Ethics of Research in the Sciences of Human Behavior No. 38 | Guidelines for Research Ethics in the Social Sciences, Law, and the Humanities | Ethical Guidelines for Internet Research | Observational Studies Conducted Through Participating, Observing, and Recording | ESRC Framework for Research Ethics | Good Practice in Research: Internet-Mediated Research |
Length (Pages) | 17 | 18 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 51 | 14 |
Free-standing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Subsumed as Part of Larger Document* | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
Primary Purpose*: Prescriptive | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Primary Purpose*: Educational | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Legal Status*: Law | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Legal Status*: Regulation | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Legal Status*: Guideline | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Broad Focus | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
Specific Topic Focus* - see next four rows below | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
Focus of Specific Topic: Anthropology | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Focus of Specific Topic: Internet | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
Focus of Specific Topic: Observational Research | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
Focus of Specific Topic: Qualitative Research | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Addresses Humanities | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Exempt/ No IRB/REC Review | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Expedited Review Allowed | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
* Categories are mutually exclusive.
. | ASIA/PACIFIC | ||||||
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No. | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Country | Australia | Australia | India | Kyrgyz Republic | Philippines | Taiwan | Taiwan |
Title | National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research, Qualitative Methods | National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research, Exempt Research | Social and Behavioral Sciences Research for Health | On the Protection of Traditional Knowledge | Ethical Guidelines for Health-Related Social Research | Exempt Review Categories for Human Research | Expedited Review Categories for Human Research |
Length (Pages) | 2 | <1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
Free-standing | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
Subsumed as Part of Larger Document* | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Primary Purpose*: Prescriptive | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Primary Purpose*: Educational | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Legal Status*: Law | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
Legal Status*: Regulation | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Legal Status*: Guideline | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
Broad Focus | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Specific Topic Focus* - see next four rows below | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
Focus of Specific Topic: Anthropology | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
Focus of Specific Topic: Internet | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Focus of Specific Topic: Observational Research | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Focus of Specific Topic: Qualitative Research | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Addresses Humanities | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Exempt/ No IRB/REC Review | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
Expedited Review Allowed | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
* Categories are mutually exclusive.
. | MIDDLE EAST | LATIN AMERICA | |
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No. | 20 | 21 | 22 |
Country | Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia | Brazil |
Title | Implementing Regulations of the Law of Ethics of Research on Living Creatures, Expedited Research | Implementing Regulations of the Law of Ethics of Research on Living Creatures, Categories of Social-Behavioral Research that do not Require Continuing Review | Resolution No. 510 of April 7, 2016 |
Length (Pages) | <1 | <1 | 10 |
Free-standing | No | No | Yes |
Subsumed as Part of Larger Document* | Yes | Yes | No |
Primary Purpose*: Prescriptive | Yes | Yes | No |
Primary Purpose*: Educational | No | No | Yes |
Legal Status*: Law | No | No | No |
Legal Status*: Regulation | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Legal Status*: Guideline | No | No | No |
Broad Focus | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Specific Topic Focus* - see next four rows below | No | No | No |
Focus of Specific Topic: Anthropology | No | No | No |
Focus of Specific Topic: Internet | No | No | No |
Focus of Specific Topic: Observational Research | No | No | No |
Focus of Specific Topic: Qualitative Research | No | No | No |
Addresses Humanities | No | No | Yes |
Exempt/ No IRB/REC Review | No | Yes | Yes |
Expedited Review Allowed | Yes | No | No |
* Categories are mutually exclusive.
. | AFRICA | INTERNATIONAL | |||
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No. | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
Country | Botswana | Malawi | Nigeria | South Africa | No |
Title | Anthropological Research Act 45 | Framework of Guidelines for Research in the Social Sciences and Humanities in Malawi | Nigerian Code of Health Research Ethics | Ethics in Health Research: Principles, Processes, and Structures | UNESCO: Code of Conduct and Ethical Guidelines for Social Science Research |
Length (Pages) | 2 | 18 | <1 | <1 | 3 |
Free-standing | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
Subsumed as Part of Larger Document* | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
Primary Purpose*: Prescriptive | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Primary Purpose*: Educational | No | No | No | No | No |
Legal Status*: Law | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Legal Status*: Regulation | No | No | No | No | No |
Legal Status*: Guideline | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Broad Focus | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Specific Topic Focus* - see next four rows below | No | No | No | No | No |
Focus of Specific Topic: Anthropology | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Focus of Specific Topic: Internet | No | No | No | No | No |
Focus of Specific Topic: Observational Research | No | No | No | No | No |
Focus of Specific Topic: Qualitative Research | No | No | No | No | No |
Addresses Humanities | No | Yes | No | No | No |
Exempt/ No IRB/REC Review | No | No | Yes | No | No |
Expedited Review Allowed | No | No | No | Yes | No |
* Categories are mutually exclusive.