Nomenclature for Submissions to the IRB

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_08JULY20
  • NIH_IRB#_AF_08JULY20
  • NIH_IRB#_STDCF_08JULY20
  • NIH_IRB#_cohort_name_08JULY20

Non-NIH Site Consents

  • Duke_IRB#_StdCF_08JULY20
  • Duke_IRB#_HealthyCF_08JULY20

Other Documents

  • NIH_IRB#_protocolmarked_08JULY20
  • NIH_IRB#_protocolclean_08JULY20
  • Company_name_protocolmarked_08JULY20
  • Company_name_protocolclean_08JULY20
  • NIH_Appendix_IRB#_protocolmarked_08JULY20
  • NIH_Appendix_IRB#_protocolclean_08JULY20
  • NIH_IRB#_DEC_08JULY20
  • Package_Insert_title_08JULY20
  • IB_Insert_title_08JULY20
  • RSC_Approval_package_08JULY20
  • CRC_SRC_Approval_package_08JULY20