It is the expectation that anyone involved in human research will submit their protocols electronically on the IRBNet website.
How to Access IRBNet:
- Go to the IRBNet website.
- Click on “New User Registration” if you are a new user, otherwise enter your username and password. View New User Registration Instructions video.
- Fill in all required “New User Account Information”, create a username and password.
- Click “Accept” on the Terms of Use Page
- Type “Arcadia University” into the search field and click “Continue”
- Select Arcadia University from the list and click “continue”
- Enter the required information on the “Your Contact Information” page and click “continue”
- Review the information on the confirmation page. If any information is incorrect select “Edit” next to the category you need to change (either User Account Info or Affiliations).
- If the information is correct, click “Register”
- You will receive an activation email from IRBNet to the email address you provided.
- Click the activation link in the email.
- This will take you to the IRBNet site, log in at the top right-hand corner. Your registration is complete!
IRBNet Training
- Go to IRBNet Training Resources website and login with username: arcadia, password: training.
- Under New User Registration Instructions, download the Training Energizer.
- Under Researcher / Study Coordinator Reference Materials, download the Training Energizers.
- Watch videos R1 and R2.
- Under New User Registration Instructions, download the Training Energizer.
- Go to the IRBNet Training site to practice and check out the environment for yourself. Use this username: arcadiaresearch1 and this password: training.
- Make sure to register on irbnet.org and NOT on training.irbnet.org.
*IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO SEE THE ARCADIA UNIVERSITY FORMS, MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE LOGGED INTO irbnet.org AND NOT training.irbnet.org.*
IRBNet Support
Please direct all IRBNet help requests to the OSRP/COPRS Senior Coordinator at russok@arcadia.edu.