Although the scientific peer review process is crucial to distributing research investments,
little has been reported about the decision-making processes used by reviewers. One key …

There is a paucity of data in the literature concerning the validation of the grant application
peer review process, which is used to help direct billions of dollars in research funds. …

Objective With the use of teleconferencing for grant peer-review panels increasing, further
studies are necessary to determine the efficacy of the teleconference setting compared to the …

Teleconferencing as a setting for scientific peer review is an attractive option for funding
agencies, given the substantial environmental and cost savings. Despite this, there is a paucity …

The primary goal of the peer review of research grant proposals is to evaluate their quality
for the funding agency. An important secondary goal is to provide constructive feedback to …

Scientific peer reviewers play an integral role in the grant selection process, yet very little
has been reported on the levels of participation or the motivations of scientists to take part in …

Background Funding agencies have long used panel discussion in the peer review of research
grant proposals as a way to utilize a set of expertise and perspectives in making funding …

Despite the presumed frequency of conflicts of interest in scientific peer review, there is a
paucity of data in the literature reporting on the frequency and type of conflicts that occur, …

Peer review is used commonly across science as a tool to evaluate the merit and potential
impact of research projects and make funding recommendations. However, potential impact is …

Background: Decisions about which applications to fund are generally based on the mean
scores of a panel of peer reviewers. As well as the mean, a large disagreement between peer …