Step 1 Obtainment of Peer Review – Step 1.1 Prepare the required documentation to start the peer review process: – Finalised study protocol endorsed by the Principal Investigators (PIs). Endorsement of the protocol can be in the form of an ink/electronic signature on the protocol or an email from the PI’s organisational email address. Note: It is mandatory that the SPIRIT Protocol Template is utilised. Please refer to the for a copy of the template. Endorsement from a statistician regarding the statistical validity of your design. This endorsement can be in the form of an email from the statistician. Please contact the Research Ethics Office if you have difficulties in finding a statistician. Finalisation of other relevant scientific documentation. Step 1.2 Submit the following documentation via to at least four (4) weeks before – the submission closing date. The Peer Review Request Form is available on the . Completed Review Request Form” “Peer Final study protocol Endorsement from a statistician Three (3) supporting reference articles which was used in the literature review in designing the project Other relevant scientific documentation Step 1.3 The Research Ethics Office will email the investigators the contact details of – their assigned Peer Reviewers and the SAC statistician who will be copied in the email. The scientific documentation will also be attached to this email. Note The investigators should liaise directly with the Peer Reviewers. The Research – Ethics Office will not be involved in the peer review process after step 1.3. Step 2 Submission Closing Date – Following endorsement from the Peer Reviewers and the SAC statistician, the investigators can submit their final application on the SAC & HREC submission closing date. The Peer Reviewers and SAC statistician are also expected to submit their Reviewer reports separately on this submission closing date. The application will not be accepted
Step 1 – Obtainment of Peer Review Step 1.1 – Prepare the required documentation to start the peer review process: Finalised study protocol endorsed by the Principal Investigators (PIs). Endorsement of the protocol can be in the form of an ink/electronic signature on the protocol or an email from the PI’s organisational email address. Note: It is mandatory that the SPIRIT Protocol Template is utilised. Please refer to the for a copy of the template. Endorsement from a statistician regarding the statistical validity of your design. This endorsement can be in the form of an email from the statistician. Please contact the Research Ethics Office if you have difficulties in finding a statistician. Finalisation of other relevant scientific documentation. Step 1.2 – Submit the following documentation via to at least four (4) weeks before the submission closing date. The Peer Review Request Form is available on the . Completed “Peer Review Request Form” Final study protocol Endorsement from a statistician Three (3) supporting reference articles which was used in the literature review in designing the project Other relevant scientific documentation Step 1.3 – The Research Ethics Office will email the investigators the contact details of their assigned Peer Reviewers and the SAC statistician who will be copied in the email. The scientific documentation will also be attached to this email. Note – The investigators should liaise directly with the Peer Reviewers. The Research Ethics Office will not be involved in the peer review process after step 1.3. Step 2 – Submission Closing Date Following endorsement from the Peer Reviewers and the SAC statistician, the investigators can submit their final application on the SAC & HREC submission closing date. The Peer Reviewers and SAC statistician are also expected to submit their Reviewer reports separately on this submission closing date. The application will not be accepted