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ABSTRACT
A common flaw in the ethics review process is identified and its implications, especially as they may particularly affect social welfare research, are discussed. Journal editors are invited to rectify the flaw by requesting, of submitting authors, details about the participation of the community under study in the design of the research.
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Acknowledgements
The author wishes to express his thanks to the unnamed chat-room user for permission to freely quote their significant contribution on this topic, and to the unnamed reviewer for their helpful comments on the original draft of this paper.
Disclosure statement
No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.
Notes on contributor
Stephen J. Humphreys is a member of the Cranfield University Research Ethics Committee, former charity trustee of the Association of Research Ethics Committees, and vice-chair of both the Welwyn Independent Pharmacology Ethics Committee and NHS Stanmore REC.
ORCID
Stephen J. Humphreys http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1556-9243