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From Planning of Research to Publication of Results |
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Research scientists
develop research plans and, based on these plans, prepare research
protocols (RP).
The RPs are reviewed by the Research Protocol Review Committee,
the Human Investigation Committee, the Committee on Biological Samples,
and the Ethics Committee for Genome Research. As needed, experts
from outside RERF participate in the review process.
After approval by the above committees, the RERF chairman grants
final approval for the RPs. |
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Studies are conducted
in accord with the approved RPs and are reviewed annually by the
Scientific Council. This research is based upon strict management
of personal information.
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Based on study results,
scientific papers are prepared.
Data used in the scientific papers are anonymized to prevent the
identification of individuals.
After review by the Research Protocol Review Committee and research
scientists specializing in the field concerned, the RERF chairman
grants approval for submission of the manuscripts to scientific
journals.
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Scientific papers
are published in scientific journals after review by journal reviewers.
Papers by RERF research scientists have been published in many journals
with a global readership of researchers.
Results from RERF studies have been referenced in reports prepared
by such organizations as the United Nations Scientific Committee
on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) and the International
Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP), and utilized in establishment
of radiation protection standards. |
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RERF Reports, which
are prepared from journal-article reprints purchased from publishers,
are sent to relevant organizations (major epidemiology and clinical
studies reports may also be prepared in Japanese).
Summaries of ABCC-RERF Reports are posted sequentially on the RERF
homepage. Lists of all published papers can be accessed on the homepage. |
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All RERF papers are
registered in a database and stored in a stack room.
If so requested, RERF sends copies or reprints of RERF Reports to
both domestic and overseas researchers.
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