Document Naming Conventions for Submissions to the IRB

The page outlines the nomenclature study teams are required to use when submitting documents to the NIH IRB.



  • Things to Remember
  • Nomenclature for Clean and Tracked Consents

Things to Remember





Nomenclature Template for Clean Consents:

  • [IRB# Number].[OPS assigned footer (#)] [Cohort name] [Version Date in DAYMONTHYEAR]

  • Examples of Submission Nomenclature:

    • NIH Site Clean Consent Documents

      • NIHIRB#.OPSFOOTER# Standard DAYMONTHYEARVersionDate

      • 12EI0042.1 Standard 14JAN2020

      • 12EI0042.2 Healthy Volunteer 14JAN2020


Nomenclature Template for Tracked Consents:

  • [IRB# Number].[OPS assigned footer (#)] [Cohort name] [Version Date in DAYMONTHYEAR] Tracked

  • Examples of Tracked Consent Nomenclature:

    • NIH Site Tracked Consent Documents

      • NIHIRB#.OPSFOOTER# Standard DAYMONTHYEARVersionDate Tracked

      • 12EI0042.1 Standard 14JAN2020 Tracked

      • 12EI0042.2 Healthy Volunteer 14JAN2020 Tracked




Nomenclature for Non-NIH Site Clean Consents:

  • Non-NIH Site Consents

    • Duke_IRB#_StdCF_08JULY20

    • Duke_IRB#_HealthyCF_08JULY20




Nomenclature Template for Clean Protocols:

  • [IRB# Number] Protocol [Version Date in DAYMONTHYEAR]
  • Examples of Clean Protocol Nomenclature
    • 2EI0042 Protocol 14JAN2020


Nomenclature Template for Tracked Protocols:

  • [IRB# Number] Protocol [Version Date in DAYMONTHYEAR] Tracked
  • Examples of Tracked Protocol Nomenclature
    • 2EI0042 Protocol 14JAN2020 Tracked




Nomenclature Template for Other Study Documents:

    • 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_ 08JULY20
    • CRC_SRC_Approval _08JULY20