Natural Health Product Researchers' Attitudes and Opinions towards Open Access Publishing and a New Field-Specific Journal |
INFORMED CONSENT - SURVEY
Title of Study: Natural Health Product Researchers’ Attitudes and Opinions towards Open Access Publishing and a New Field-Specific Journal
Investigators:
Mr. Jeremy Y. Ng, MSc, PhD Student, Principal Investigator
Doctoral Student, Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University
Address: Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Learning and Discovery, McMaster University, MDCL-2112, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1 Canada
Email: ngjy2@mcmaster.ca
Dr. Pierre S. Haddad, PhD, Co-Investigator
Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal
Address: Bureau R-410, Pavillon Roger-Gaudry, C.P. 6128 – Succursale Centre-ville, Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7 Canada
Email: pierre.haddad@umontreal.ca
Phone: (514)-343-6590 or (514)-343-2291
Dr. Kieran Cooley, ND, Co-Investigator
Director of Research, Department of Research, Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine.
Address: 1255 Sheppard Avenue East, Toronto, Ontario M2K 1E2 Canada
Email: kcooley@ccnm.edu
Phone: (416)-498-1255 x324
Dr. Frederick D. Ashbury, PhD, Co-Investigator
Adjunct Professor, Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto
Address: Health Sciences Building, 155 College Street, Suite 500, Toronto, Ontario M5T 3M6 Canada
Email: fashbury@intel-icon.com
Phone: (416)-294-5368
You are invited to participate in a research study that investigates the attitudes and opinions of natural health product (NHP) researchers towards open access publishing and a new peer-reviewed, open access scholarly journal, the Journal of Natural Health Product Research (https://jnhpresearch.com/) focused on publishing NHP-related research. We recognize that “natural health product” is a largely Canadian term and depending on your country of affiliation, you may use a different term to comprise the study of products such as vitamins and minerals, herbal remedies, traditional medicines (i.e. traditional Chinese medicines), or probiotics, among others, however, as long as you are a researcher of one or more NHPs you are eligible to participate. An introductory editorial describing the objectives of the journal in more detail can be found at https://doi.org/10.33211/jnhpr.4 and a recently published protocol for this study can be found at https://doi.org/10.33211/jnhpr.9. This study was reviewed by the Hamilton Integrated Research Ethics Board (HIREB) (https://hireb.ca/) and was deemed to be exempt from their oversight. The HIREB is responsible for ensuring that participants are informed of the risks associated with the research, and that participants are free to decide if participation is right for them.
Investigators:
Mr. Jeremy Y. Ng, MSc, PhD Student, Principal Investigator
Doctoral Student, Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University
Address: Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Learning and Discovery, McMaster University, MDCL-2112, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1 Canada
Email: ngjy2@mcmaster.ca
Dr. Pierre S. Haddad, PhD, Co-Investigator
Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal
Address: Bureau R-410, Pavillon Roger-Gaudry, C.P. 6128 – Succursale Centre-ville, Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7 Canada
Email: pierre.haddad@umontreal.ca
Phone: (514)-343-6590 or (514)-343-2291
Dr. Kieran Cooley, ND, Co-Investigator
Director of Research, Department of Research, Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine.
Address: 1255 Sheppard Avenue East, Toronto, Ontario M2K 1E2 Canada
Email: kcooley@ccnm.edu
Phone: (416)-498-1255 x324
Dr. Frederick D. Ashbury, PhD, Co-Investigator
Adjunct Professor, Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto
Address: Health Sciences Building, 155 College Street, Suite 500, Toronto, Ontario M5T 3M6 Canada
Email: fashbury@intel-icon.com
Phone: (416)-294-5368
You are invited to participate in a research study that investigates the attitudes and opinions of natural health product (NHP) researchers towards open access publishing and a new peer-reviewed, open access scholarly journal, the Journal of Natural Health Product Research (https://jnhpresearch.com/) focused on publishing NHP-related research. We recognize that “natural health product” is a largely Canadian term and depending on your country of affiliation, you may use a different term to comprise the study of products such as vitamins and minerals, herbal remedies, traditional medicines (i.e. traditional Chinese medicines), or probiotics, among others, however, as long as you are a researcher of one or more NHPs you are eligible to participate. An introductory editorial describing the objectives of the journal in more detail can be found at https://doi.org/10.33211/jnhpr.4 and a recently published protocol for this study can be found at https://doi.org/10.33211/jnhpr.9. This study was reviewed by the Hamilton Integrated Research Ethics Board (HIREB) (https://hireb.ca/) and was deemed to be exempt from their oversight. The HIREB is responsible for ensuring that participants are informed of the risks associated with the research, and that participants are free to decide if participation is right for them.