Sunday 26 January 2020

ethics - Non-profit organization, IRB Approval, and publishing?


I'm working with a non-profit organization at the moment and we're planning to conduct a survey on ~93,000 to find certain attitudes and the correlation associated with them. We're hoping on having our results being published in a reputable journal if possible, because we've done a lot of research and background reading to have a pretty solid study design written down. Is it necessary for us to have IRB approval to publish in a reputable Psychology/Educational academic journal? Additionally, even if it's not explicitly stated in the manuscript guidelines, are there "unspoken" rules about stating IRB approval before submission?




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