Authorship
Authorship in research follows specific guidelines with regards to individuals that should received credit for research studies and the authorship order.
Graduate Students: American Psychological Association: A Graduate Student’s Guide to Determining Authorship Credit and Authorship Order
Faculty Members: American Psychological Association Publication Practices and Responsible Authorship
Ball State University – Office of Research Integrity
Graduate Assistants will be available by appointment or during walk-in office hours for individual consultation. Students can ask questions about writing a protocol, submitting through IRBNet, or any other issue that might come up in the submission process.
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Institutional Review Board
The Institutional Review Board (IRB) is a peer-review committee charged with the responsibility of protecting the rights and welfare of humans involved in research. Ball State follows the ethical principles laid out by the Belmont Report. Ball State University’s IRB subscribes to the “Common Rule” for the protection of human subjects found in 45 CFR 46.
The IRB reviews and approves all of Ball State’s research protocols involving human subjects in order to ensure compliance with laws and national standards regarding the ethical treatment of human subjects. The researcher must attain IRB approval before conducting a study involving human subjects. Annual resubmission must be completed for projects of more than 12 months duration. IRB protocols are submitted using IRBNet.