Research funding randomly allocated? A survey of scientists’ views on peer review and lottery

Quantitative sub-study of the study "VORAUS" 

Survey Period: Jan 14, 2021 - Feb 26, 2021 Survey Data Type: Quantitative Data

The BMBF-funded study ‘Further development of established quality assurance: What are the precausions and consensuses of a partially randomized selection of research projects in the scientific field?‘ was conducted from April 2019 to March 2022. The study ... moreelaborates reservations and understandings in the scientific field about partial randomization and clarifies what is currently considered scientifically adequate. For this purpose, a quantitative survey was carried out with scientists in Lower Saxony in the fields of biology, chemistry, physics as well as in engineering and history. Questions were asked about assessments and attitudes towards the peer review process, research funding and the lottery procedure. In addition to socio-demographic and job-related information, also questions were asked about experiences in the peer review process and with research proposals. Then, in the qualitative sub-study, problem-centered interviews were conducted with scientists in different status groups. This data is also available as a data package (DOI). The data package of the quantitative sub-study contains a data set with 283 cases and 115 variables. less