Research on Research, Policy & Culture
Research on Research, Policy & Culture
Research Funding & Grant Review
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Opinion Article
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Grant writing and grant peer review as questionable research practices
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers
Lambros Roumbanis;
Tamarinde Haven
Brief Report
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Role, function, and expectations of research funding committees: Perspectives from committee members
[version 3; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations, 1 not approved]
Peer Reviewers
Junwen Luo;
Santiago Vasco-Morales;
Mario COCCIA;
Adrian Barnett
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- This research was funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research Coordinating Centre (NIHRCC), based at the University of Southampton, through its Research on Research programme of work. The views and opinions expressed in the discussion are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Department of Health and Social Care. The NIHRCC had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Research Article
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Strategic priorities and challenges in research software funding: Results from an international survey
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 2 approved with reservations, 1 not approved]
Peer Reviewers
Adrian Barnett;
Mario COCCIA;
Claire Jean-Quartier;
Fabio Kon;
Rena Bakhshi
- Funder
- Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
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Are numerical scores important for grant assessment? A cross-sectional study
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations, 1 not approved]
Peer Reviewers
Mariana Pascual;
Sven E Hug;
Seba Qussini and Dr. Samer Hammoudeh;
Jan-Ole Hesselberg
- Funder
- Hrvatska Zaklada za Znanost
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An exploratory study of critical incidents within public organizations during leadership change
[version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations]
Peer Reviewers
Siti Kholifah;
Sabar Sabar
Opinion Article
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‘Science by consensus’ impedes scientific creativity and progress: A simple alternative to funding biomedical research
[version 3; peer review: 1 approved, 3 approved with reservations, 1 not approved]
Peer Reviewers
Ferric Fang;
Alejandra Recio-Saucedo;
Stijn Conix;
Gerald Schweiger;
Jamie Shaw
- Funder
- N/A
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Building a fatigue research collaborative: A scientometrics, topic and gap analysis
[version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations]
Peer Reviewers
Jafar Kolahi;
Luis Manuel Mota de Sousa
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- Crohn's and Colitis UK
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The innovative dimension of the research training programmes under H2020-MSCA-ITN: a methodological approach to track, measure and analyse innovative aspects and provide policy-feedback conclusions.
[version 2; peer review: 3 approved]
Peer Reviewers
Costis Kompis;
Nikolaos D. Alexopoulos;
Alessandro Marino
Method Article
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Autonomous, bidding, credible, decentralized, ethical, and funded (ABCDEF) publishing
[version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]
Peer Reviewers
Timothy M. Errington;
David Mellor;
Tae-Sul Seo
- Funders
- JSPS KAKENHI
- JST SPRING
Research Article
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Community review: a robust and scalable selection system for resource allocation within open science and innovation communities
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers
Ferdinando Patat;
Dimitrios Kouis
- Funders
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche
- AXA Research Fund
Research Article
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How academic sabbaticals are used and how they contribute to research – a small-scale study of the University of Cambridge using interviews and analysis of administrative data
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers
Kathryn Oliver;
Katherine Christian
- Funders
- Research England
- University of Cambridge
Method Article
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The effect of the scale of grant scoring on ranking accuracy
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers
Rachel Heyard;
Alejandra Recio-Saucedo
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- The Australian Research Council
Method Article
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Understanding the funding characteristics of research impact: A proof-of-concept study linking REF 2014 impact case studies with Researchfish grant agreements
[version 3; peer review: 3 approved, 2 approved with reservations]
Peer Reviewers
Adam Kamenetzky;
Daniele Rotolo;
Mark Reed;
Mike Thelwall;
Maria Theresa Norn
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How mission-driven policies challenge traditional research funding systems
[version 1; peer review: 2 approved with reservations, 1 not approved]
Peer Reviewers
Elvira Uyarra;
Steven Wooding;
Alessandro Muscio
- Funder
- Novo Nordisk Fonden
Opinion Article
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The jury is out: a new approach to awarding science prizes
[version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations]
Peer Reviewers
David Moher;
Virginia Barbour
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- Swiss National Science Foundation
Research Article
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Scientific research and innovation response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers
Rodrigo Ernesto Salazar Gamarra;
Mario COCCIA
Research Article
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Ethics issues identified by applicants and ethics experts in Horizon 2020 grant proposals
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers
Vasiliki Mollaki;
Juraj Koppel
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- Croatian Science Foundation
Brief Report
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Interprofessional grant writing seminar for early career faculty in a small, isolated teaching center
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers
Mamta Singh;
Dawn DeWitt
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- Office of Academic Affiliations, Department of Veterans Affairs
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The imperative to find the courage to redesign the biomedical research enterprise
[version 1; peer review: 1 approved with reservations, 1 not approved]
Peer Reviewers
Paul Glasziou;
Andrew Lee Hufton
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- National Institute Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Lown Institute
Research Article
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The varying openness of digital open science tools
[version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations]
Peer Reviewers
Björn Brembs;
Chris H. J. Hartgerink
- Funder
- Economic and Social Research Council
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