For customer service purposes E-IRB was designed to automatically disseminate e-mail reminders to researchers at key points in the life cycle of an application. This includes, but is not limited to, when the application is returned to the researcher because either ORI or the IRB has requested additional information or revisions.
In response to recent feedback, ORI has made a change to decrease the period of time that lapses between automated reminder notifications after an Initial Review (IR), Modification Request (MR), or Continuation Review (CR) application has been returned to the researcher. This means, for example, if the researcher submits an Initial Review and it is returned for revisions, instead of E-IRB issuing an email reminder three months from the time the application was returned, it will now send the reminder 21 calendar days from the time the application was returned.
ORI understands there are circumstances that prevent a researcher from being able to respond before email reminders are disseminated. While ORI will not be able to stop the notifications from being issued if a response has not been submitted in E-IRB, researchers should reach out to the ORI staff managing the application in question to let them know if circumstances require more time to respond.
