Over the summer, the updated version of the ELTE PPK Research Ethics Committee’s online system was completed and is now available for submitting applications (https://keb-ppk.elte.hu/).

The updated system is designed to make the submission and management of research ethics applications simpler and more transparent. It includes several new features, such as:

• a revised and improved application form based on previous user feedback;
• an enhanced notification system;
• a more modern print view, as well as the option to save and archive submitted documents;
• collaborative editing: when adding additional researchers, the principal investigator can transfer editing rights to other registered users.

In the system, only the principal investigator can initiate a new application and submit it. During the editing process, the principal investigator may transfer editing rights to other registered users, who can view and modify the application. To finalize and submit the application, editing rights must be transferred back to the principal investigator, as the principal investigator is responsible for the final review and submission of the application.

Please note that editing rights may only be transferred to another researcher before the application is submitted. If an application is returned for revision, it can only be edited and resubmitted by the principal investigator. This is because responding to the reviewers’ scientific and research ethics-related questions, comments, and requests for clarification is the responsibility of the principal investigator.Submitting a research ethics application remains the exclusive responsibility of the principal investigator with a doctoral degree.

Submission of Research Ethics Applications:

The archiving of research ethics applications and the administration of approvals are carried out through the online submission platform of the Research Ethics Committee. Ethical applications, as well as amendments and extensions, may be submitted via the online system (https://keb-ppk.elte.hu/). Further information is available at the bottom of the page, in the section on submitting applications through the online platform.

The Research Ethics Committee issues research ethics approvals exclusively to lecturers and researchers employed by the ELTE Faculty of Education and Psychology (PPK) in a public servant position or holding professor emeritus status, as well as to those research supervisors not employed by the Faculty whose supervisee holds a student status at the Faculty. The applicant (research supervisor) may only be a lecturer or researcher who holds an academic qualification (PhD, CSc, DSc).

Applications are evaluated successively and continuously with a lead time of approx. 2-4 weeks.  If additional information is required, the time required for approval may be extended. This should be taken into account with respect to the timing of the planned research activities. The REC does not issue posteriorly research ethical license on research that had been started prior the submission of the research ethical application.

Following the completion of the research a short (8-10 sentences) summary is to be prepared by the research team for the REC which it may require in certain cases.

The following document summarizes the key information on the submission, review, extension, and modification of research ethics applications, as well as answers to the most frequently asked questions about using the online system. The document provides guidance on how to properly prepare and submit research ethics applications.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS