Reliance System

Login and Registration

• Login Instructions: Creating a SMART IRB Account
• Sign in to the Reliance System
• Introduction to the Reliance System
• Fix a "Login failed" message
• Choose the right login method
• Troubleshoot Reliance System technical issues

Institution Management

• Change your institution's Points of Contact
• Submitting and Updating Institutional Profile
• How can I change/correct information on the Participating Institutions page?
• How can I obtain a copy of my institution's signed Joinder Agreement?

Reliance Requests

• Create a reliance request
• Editing Reliance Requests
• Identifying a Reviewing IRB
• Adding Additional Sites
• Adding Research Personnel
• An Institution isn't listed in the Reliance System

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User Management

• Your Reliance System Dashboard
• Site Admin Role
• Participating Institution contact information
• Designating User Role
• Group Emails
• Permissions

Legacy Requests

• Documenting SMART IRB reliance arrangements made prior to launch of the Reliance System
• ORS Requests and In Progress Requests
• Administrative Withdrawal and Site Removal

Reliance System Patchnotes

• Reliance System: Updates and Work in Progress (June 29, 2026)
• 02.24.26 Patch Release Notes
• 02.04.26 Patch Release Notes
• 01.12.26 Patch Release Notes
• 12.11.25 Patch Release Notes