Ex-ante evaluation of research project funding: what is the importance of scientific quality?

Journal title WELFARE E ERGONOMIA
Author/s Emanuela Reale, Antonio Zinilli
Publishing Year 2020 Issue 2019/1 Language English
Pages 13 P. 29-41 File size 194 KB
DOI 10.3280/WE2019-001004
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The paper presents a meta-analysis of peer-review system in a specific competitive scheme, the Research Project of the National Interest (PRIN), to verify how re-forms of peer-review mechanisms in the ex-ante evaluation can improve reliability and transparency of the process beyond the effectiveness of selecting the best proposals.

Keywords: Peer review, research funding, PRIN, evaluation, ex-ante, project funding.

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Emanuela Reale, Antonio Zinilli, Ex-ante evaluation of research project funding: what is the importance of scientific quality? in "WELFARE E ERGONOMIA" 1/2019, pp 29-41, DOI: 10.3280/WE2019-001004