{"id":26,"date":"2020-02-17T10:08:30","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T10:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/ethics-review\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2026-02-24T09:53:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T09:53:04","slug":"guidelines-for-preparing-and-submitting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/ethics-review\/index.php\/guidelines-for-preparing-and-submitting\/","title":{"rendered":"Guidlines for preparing and submitting the application"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;font &#8220;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These guidelines apply to all staff and students in the Faculty of Arts \/ University of Colombo and any other researcher outside the Faculty or University who seeks ethical clearance\/approval from the <\/span>RECSSH <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for their research. Only proposals within the scope of the Social Sciences and Humanities will be reviewed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>* Documents to be submitted: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a completed application, a Research Proposal \/ Protocol in English, and other relevant documents. These can include the following as necessary and should be in all relevant languages: Consent Forms, Information Sheets, Questionnaires\u00a0and Interview schedules\/guidelines, confidentiality agreements for transcribers\/interpreters, letters requesting permissions, etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>* Sinhala\/Tamil translations <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of all these documents except the Application Form and the Research Proposal, should be submitted along with the original document in English (if relevant).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This <\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/LlRx0i_q0hA\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>video<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> explains the procedures and ethical requirements relating to our Faculty\u2019s ethics review process.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Getting the Ethics Review Application Right\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LlRx0i_q0hA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">* Applications can be submitted to the\u00a0<\/span><b>email <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">account:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"mailto:ercssh@arts.cmb.ac.lk\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ercssh@arts.cmb.ac.lk<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"style4\" align=\"justify\"><b>Downloads :<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, serif;\">The document below will provide detailed guidelines on the application\u00a0process. The application form and checklist can be found\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/ethics-review\/index.php\/download-the-application-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/ethics-review\/index.php\/download-the-application-form\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1642158171900000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2cC00ZLlyoMT4kBeydxf6i\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><b>Guidelines for Preparing and Submitting an Application<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"justify\"><iframe src=\"\/\/docs.google.com\/viewer?url=https%3A%2F%2Farts.cmb.ac.lk%2Fethics-review%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F02%2Fguidelines.pdf&hl=en_US&embedded=true\" class=\"gde-frame\" style=\"width:100%; height:500px; border: none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<p class=\"gde-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/ethics-review\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/guidelines.pdf\" class=\"gde-link\">Download (PDF, 286KB)<\/a><\/p><\/p>\n<p class=\"style4\" align=\"justify\"><b>Please note\u00a0<\/b>that the incompleted application forms will be rejected.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;font &#8220;] These guidelines apply to all staff and students in the Faculty of Arts \/ University of Colombo and any other researcher outside the Faculty or University who seeks ethical clearance\/approval from the RECSSH for their research. 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