@article {Angell130, author = {E Angell and M Dixon-Woods}, title = {Do research ethics committees identify process errors in applications for ethical approval?}, volume = {35}, number = {2}, pages = {130--132}, year = {2009}, doi = {10.1136/jme.2008.025940}, publisher = {Institute of Medical Ethics}, abstract = {We analysed research ethics committee (REC) letters. We found that RECs frequently identify process errors in applications from researchers that are not deemed {\textquotedblleft}favourable{\textquotedblright} at first review. Errors include procedural violations (identified in 74\% of all applications), missing information (68\%), slip-ups (44\%) and discrepancies (25\%). Important questions arise about why the level of error identified by RECs is so high, and about how errors of different types should be handled.}, issn = {0306-6800}, URL = {https://jme.bmj.com/content/35/2/130}, eprint = {https://jme.bmj.com/content/35/2/130.full.pdf}, journal = {Journal of Medical Ethics} }