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The major challenge facing today’s biomedical researchers is the increasing competition for available funds. The competitive review process, through which the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awards grants, is built upon review by a committee of expert scientists. The NIH is firmly committed to ensuring that its peer review system is fair and objective.
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NIH internal communication, January 12, 1995.
NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, Vol 21, Number 43, November 27, 1992.
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Wendy Baldwin, Ph.D., is Deputy Director for Extramural Research, National Institutes of Health.
This paper is based on a presentation at a workshop, “Advances in Peer Review Research”, American Association for the Advancement of Science Meeting, Baltimore, MD, February 9, 1996.
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Baldwin, W., Seto, B. Peer review: Selecting the best science. SCI ENG ETHICS 3, 11–17 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-997-0013-7
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-997-0013-7