Peer Review Regulation in the German Science and Research Association

Abstract

The article describes peer review procedures used by the German Science and Research Association. It gives thorough analysis of the stages of peer review and provides a number of critical comments to the procedure regarding provision of additional information to grant applicants, increased reimbursement of the reviewers, reveal of information about the reviewers.

Keywords

• science foundation
• science policy
• german science and research association
• peer review