2018 Edition of International Compilation of Human Research Standards Now Available

The 2018 edition of the International Compilation of Human Research Standards is now available online: https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/international/compilation-human-research-standards/index.html. The Compilation features listings of over 1,000 laws, regulations, and guidelines on human subject protections in 130 countries, as well as standards issued by a number of international and regional organizations.

The updated edition includes hundreds of updates from the previous year. Four new countries are included in the 2018 edition: Algeria, Madagascar, Mali, and Saint Lucia. For the first time, this year’s Compilation includes a section on Social-Behavioral Research.