The American Journal of Bioethics
Volume 14, Issue 4, 2014
http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/uajb20/current

Fostering IRB Collaboration for Review of International Research
Francis Barchia*, Megan Kasimatis Singletonb & Jon F. Merzc
pages 3-8
DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2014.892168
Abstract
This article presents a review of the literature, summarizes current initiatives, and provides a heuristic for assessing the effectiveness of a range of institutional review board (IRB) collaborative strategies that can reduce the regulatory burden of ethics review while ensuring protection of human subjects, with a particular focus on international research. Broad adoption of IRB collaborative strategies will reduce regulatory burdens posed by overlapping oversight mechanisms and has the potential to enhance human subjects protections.
[See also six Open Peer Commentaries on the theme above]