Narrative reviews of peer review research have concluded that there is negligible evidence
of gender bias in the awarding of grants based on peer review. Here, we report the findings …

Peer review is valued in higher education, but also widely criticized in terms of potential
biases, particularly gender. We evaluate gender differences in peer reviews of grant …

One of the most frequently voiced criticisms of the peer review process is gender bias. In this
study we evaluated the grant peer review process (external reviewers' ratings, and board of …

Background Differential participation and success in grant applications may contribute to
women's lesser representation in the sciences. This study's objective was to conduct a …

BACKGROUND: Peer review is used to determine what research is funded and published,
yet little is known about its effectiveness, and it is suspected that there may be biases. We …

Background Peer review of grant applications has been criticized as lacking reliability.
Studies showing poor agreement among reviewers supported this possibility but usually …

Peer review is the foundation of quality assurance in scholarly research. Both for the social
study of science and for research policy, it is fundamental to understand the processes …

Background Grant giving relies heavily on peer review for the assessment of the quality of
proposals but the evidence of effects of these procedures is scarce. Objectives To estimate …

Peer review is a gatekeeper, the final arbiter of what is valued in academia, but it has been
criticized in relation to traditional psychological research criteria of reliability, validity …

The growing literature on gender inequality in academia attests to the challenge that awaits
female researchers during their academic careers. However, research has not yet …