Getting Ready for Research outlines key responsibilities and ethical considerations for researchers. Researchers must complete human subjects protection training and obtain certification. They should consult any external review boards, such as for school districts or hospitals, that oversee the research. Researchers must obtain informed consent, ensure participant confidentiality and right to withdraw, protect participants from harm, guard against bias, and reveal funding sources. Intellectual ownership, authorship order, and professional standards should also be considered. The Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative website provides required training on these topics.

1. Getting Ready for Research responsibilities of researcher ethics review boards research integrity