The Colorado Social Science Research Academy (CSSRA) gives researchers everywhere two things good science depends on: independent ethics review through an OHRP-registered Institutional Review Board, and open-access publishing through a peer-reviewed international journal.
OHRP IORG0012641 · IRB IRB00014949 · IJSSAT ISSN 3068-2673 · Crossref DOI 10.64391
Ethics review for social, educational and behavioral research, conducted in full compliance with U.S. federal regulations (45 CFR Part 46).
Explore ethics review → Open ScholarshipInterdisciplinary scholarship at the intersection of social science and applied technology — 25 articles published across five issues, from authors worldwide.
Discover our journal →A global community
Our editorial board and academic advisors come from universities and institutions across four continents — led by Editor-in-Chief Assoc. Prof. Dr. Siti Rohaida Mohamed Zainal (Universiti Sains Malaysia) — and our services are built for researchers wherever ethics review and publishing infrastructure is hardest to reach.
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Ethics review services
Share your study design, instruments and consent materials with the IRB office.
We confirm completeness and assign exempt, expedited or full-board review.
Qualified reviewers assess risk, consent and participant protections under 45 CFR Part 46.
A formal letter you can present to journals, funders and institutions.
United Nations engagement
CSSRA is a registered organization on the United Nations Partner Portal and is pursuing consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
Our work supports three Sustainable Development Goals:
Where we stand today
Figures as of July 2026, updated as our work grows.
Write to admin@colossra.org for ethics review, manuscript submissions or institutional collaboration.