Reinvigorating NIH Grant Peer Review: The Once a Year Pledge
Activated Sept. 24, 2019
Peer review is the backbone of NIH grant funding decisions. We commend NIH CSR for their very important and long-standing role in NIH grant peer review. However, there has been a concerning trend of NIH officials de-emphasizing the importance of peer review in funding decisions. That results in devaluing practicing scientists as decision makers. We note that the quality of peer review depends on the availability of expert reviewers. Yet, recruitment of busy tenured faculty, especially leaders in a rapidly changing field, can be particularly challenging. Recognizing the importance of this issue,
we write here to renew and reinvigorate our commitment to peer review, taking the “Once a Year” pledge to participate in at least an average of one NIH peer review panel (or equivalent NIH service) per year, throughout our careers
. We are encouraging our community of colleagues to take this pledge. And we are encouraging universities and research institutes to implement policies supportive of the “Once a Year” pledge. For additional information, see
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