Research Compliance Policies
This handbook serves as a hub that organizes and provides access to the many policies that may be applicable to one's research as Emory research faculty, staff, and students.
Conduct of Research
- 7.16 – Policy Opposing Sex Trafficking and Prostitution
- 7. 26 – Joint Appointments with Emory and Atlanta VA Med Center
- 7.30 – Policy on Authorship Guidelines and Dispute Resolution
- 7. 32 – Dress Code and Hygiene Policy for Emory University Employees with Patient/Research Subject Contact in Emory Healthcare Facilities
- 7.8 – Policy on Research Misconduct
- 7.9 – Responsible Conduct of Research Training Policy
Conflicts of Commitment and Interest
- 7.38 – Conflict of Commitment for Faculty, Postdoctoral Fellows or Trainees, and Research Staff
- 7.7 – Policy for Investigators Holding a Financial Interest in Research
Drugs in Research
- 7.14 – Investigational Drug Management for Clinical Studies
- 7.25 – Research Use of Controlled Substances
Export Control
Financial Aspects of Sponsored Projects Administration
- 2.125 – Cost Transfers and Payroll Reallocations (Sponsored Program Accounting)
- 7.10 – Policy of F&A Costs in Collaborative Research
- 7.13 – Policy for Consideration of Controversial Funding Offers
- 7.23 – Financial Responsibility
- 7.27 – Sponsored Award Overrun Policy
- 7.35 – Small Balance Write-Off Policy
- 7.36 – Residual Balance Transfer Policy
- 7.37 – Sponsored Award Close Out Policy
- 7.39 – Allocation Methodology for Sponsored Programs
- 7.40 – Program Income
- 7.41 – Provisional Award Number (PAN)
- 7.42 – Supplemental Pay for Sponsored Programs Policy
- 7.43 – Budget Revisions Policy
- 7.44 – Capital Equipment Policy
- 7.45 – Cost Principles for Federal and Non-Federal Sponsored Programs Policy
- 7.46 – Institutional Base Salary Policy
- 7.47 – Internal Controls Policy
- 7.48 – Invoicing and Financial Reporting Policy
- 7.49 – No Cost Extension Policy
Human Subjects
- 7.24 – Institutional Financial Interests Involving Human Subjects Research
- 7.28 – Payments to Human Research Study Participants
IACUC (Animal Care and Use)*
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- Adoption (PDF)
- Adverse Events Report Form (PDF)
- Anesthesia and Analgesia (PDF)
- Animal Housing Study Areas (PDF)
- Aseptic Survival Surgery in Rodents (PDF)
- Blood Collection (PDF)
- Collaborating MOUs (PDF)
- Complete Freund's Adjuvant (PDF)
- Counting Animals (PDF)
- Custom-made Antibodies (PDF)
- Education and Training (PDF)
- Emergency Preparedness / Human Pandemic Outbreaks (PDF)
- Environmental Enrichment for Nonhuman Primates (PDF)
- Euthanasia - AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals 2020 Edition
- Expired Materials (PDF)
- Food and/or Fluid Regulation (PDF)
- Gas Anesthesia Vaporizer Maintenance (PDF)
- Genotypic and Phenotypic Monitoring of Genetically Manipulated Animals (PDF)
- Humane Endpoints (PDF)
- IACUC Member Education and Training Requirements (PDF)
- Identification and Genotyping Methods (PDF)
- Injectable Agents (PDF)
- Intra-Emory Transport of Animals (PDF)
- Investigation of Animal Welfare Concerns (PDF)
- MPTP Guidelines (PDF)
- Multiple Survival Surgery (PDF)
- NHP Restraint Monitoring Guidelines (PDF)
- Non-Pharmaceutical Grade Drugs (PDF)
- Policy Development, Review, and Revision (PDF)
- Post Approval Monitoring (PDF)
- Postmortem Sharing of Animal Tissues (PDF)
- Production of Monoclonal Antibodies Using Mouse Ascites Method (OLAW Guidance) #F8
- Prolonged Restraint (PDF)
- Protocol Review and Approval (PDF)
- Resolving Issues of Noncompliance (PDF)
- Rodent Colony Management (PDF)
- Sanitation of Research Equipment Used with Animals (PDF)
- Social and Environmental Enrichment Program for Non-primate research Animals (PDF)
- Stabilization of Animals Before Use in Research (PDF)
- Transfer of Animals Between Outside Institutions and Emory (PDF)
- Tumor Burden Scoring (PDF)
- Weaning Rats, Mice, and Voles (PDF)
- Whistleblower Policy (PDF)