IRB

Aims & Scope

IRB: Ethics and Human Research is a bi-monthly journal featuring scholarly articles, case studies, and special columns that probe the ethical issues confronting investigators, participants, members of institutional review boards, research administrators, and others involved in research with human subjects.

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Therapeutic Misconception in Clinical Research: Frequency and Risk Factors

  Citation: 224

  Authors: Paul S., Charles W., Thomas

• Misunderstanding in Clinical Research: Distinguishing Therapeutic Misconception, Therapeutic Misestimation, & Therapeutic Optimism

  Citation: 217

  Authors: Sam, Christine

• Informing Study Participants of Research Results: An Ethical Imperative

  Citation: 180

  Authors: Conrad V., Eric, Charles

• 'Due' and 'Undue' Inducements: On Pasing Money to Research Subjects

  Citation: 120

  Authors: Ruth

• Quantitative Analysis of Ethical Issues in Phase I Trials: A Survey Interview Study of 144 Advanced Cancer Patients

  Citation: 91

  Authors: Christopher K., Donald M., Linda, Mark J.

• Scientific Value and Validity as Ethical Requirements for Research: A Proposed Explication

  Citation: 83

  Authors: Benjamin

• What Patients Say about Medical Research

  Citation: 72

  Authors: Jeremy, Nancy E., Steven N., Patricia, Praveen, Ruth R.

• Informed Consent Documents: Increasing Comprehension by Reducing Reading Level

  Citation: 70

  Authors: Daniel R., Donald T., Fred E.

• Consent Forms and the Therapeutic Misconception: The Example of Gene Transfer Research

  Citation: 69

  Authors: Nancy M. P., Gail E., Larry R., Arlene M., Sara Chandros, Daniel K., P. Christy, Barbra Bluestone, Michele M., Benjamin S.

• Placebo-Controlled Trials and the Logic of Clinical Purpose

  Citation: 67

  Authors: Benjamin