Data points on project stages, by project type
| Project stage | Number of projects with available data | |||
| Prospective research | Retrospective research | Basic science research | Other project type | |
| Conception First written outline or synopsis of project rationale and aims | 5 | 18 | 1 | 2 |
| Funding First funding received in direct support of the project | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Regulatory submission First submission to IRB/IACUC | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Regulatory approval Receipt of all approvals needed to conduct the project | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Start of data collection | 5 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| End of data collection | 4 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| Manuscript draft First draft of manuscript, including introduction, methods, and results | 5 | 18 | 2 | 2 |
| Manuscript submission First submission of manuscript to peer-reviewed journal | 5 | 18 | 2 | 2 |
| Manuscript acceptance* Date of acceptance decision from journal | 5 | 18 | 2 | 2 |
| Publication date Date of earliest publication online or in print | 4 | 17 | 2 | 2 |
*Data set included two prospective studies, nine retrospective studies and one basic science study accepted on or after April 1, 2020.
IACUC, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee; IRB, institutional review board.