Nomenclature for Submissions to the IRB


The naming convention should only contain letters, numbers, dashes, underscores and periods. This ensures cross platform compatibility between computer systems.


File Name: Site name_IRB#_file type_version date:

Examples of nomenclature for submissions:


NIH Site Consents

NIH_IRB#_CF_08JULY20NIH_IRB#_AF_08JULY20NIH_IRB#_STDCF_08JULY20NIH_IRB#_cohort_name_08JULY20



Non-NIH Site Consents

  • Duke_ IRB#­­­­­­­_StdCF_08JULY19
  • Duke_ IRB#­­­­­­­_HealthyCF_08JULY19

Other Documents

  • NIH_ IRB#­­­­­­­_protocolmarked_08JULY19
  • NIH_ IRB#­­­­­­­_protocolclean_08JULY19
  • Company name_protocolmarked_08JULY19
  • Company name_protocolclean_08JULY19
  • NIH Appendix_ IRB#­­­­­­­_protocolmarked_08JULY19
  • NIH Appendix_ IRB#­­­­­­­_protocolclean_08JULY19
  • NIH__ IRB#­­­­­­­_DEC_08JULY19
  • Package Insert_title_08JULY19
  • IB_Insert_title_ 08JULY19
  • RSC_Approval package_ 08JULY19
  • CCR SRC Approval package 08JULY19