1. Modification of KAKENHI Review Process for FY2018 call
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Enhance both diversity and creativity of academic research
New Screening Panel and review process
New review panel and classifications. Aboundan Area, Discipline, Research field
Current System FY2017）
From FY2018（Call from September 2017）
Integrative review process
Within all classifications, same reviewers are responsible for both document review and panel review. ※Scientific Research(s) is planning to use comment from reviewers.
Reviewed in maximum 400 research fields (Reviewed in 321 research fields, especially in scientific research (C) is using 432 fields.)
Review in 11 Large classifications
Scientific Research(S)
Review in 65 muddle classifications
・ We believe high quality proposal will be selected by multi-angle viewpoints. So, review will be conducted not only by reviewed of their field, but also by related fields.
Scientific Research (S) Scientific Research (A) (B)
(C)
Young Scientists (A)
(B)
Scientific Research (A)
Challenging Research
New System
・Review result feed back will be improved
New “two stage review process” is introduced
Document review and panel review are done by same reviewers.
・Reviewer can reconsider their review result after reading other reviewers comments.
・Panel review will not be conducted F2F basis.
Review in 306 small classifications
・Almost all KAKENHI categories were reviewed in above research fields
・Two stage review but document review and panel review are done by different reviewers.
Scientific Research(B), (C)
Young Scientists
（*）Categories such as “Specially promoted area” and “Innovative area” and already using Area level review will not changed. 4

2. Schematic diagram of new KAKENHI categories
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Specially Promoted Research
Innovative Research Categories
Fundamental Research Categories
Innovative Research
Scientific Research
(S), (A), (B), (C)
Challenging Research (Explanatory Pioneering)
Young Scientists Categories
Research activity start-up
Young Scientists 5

3. 【Terminate】 【Terminate】
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Adoption rate
Adoption rate over 30% and accommodate minimum Fill rate
Brackets under category represent (fill rate, adoption rate), respectively.
Indicated values are based on FY2016
Young Scientist(B)
(62%, 30%)
Scientific Research(C)
(73%, 30%)
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Increase adoption rate to 30%
Scientific Research (B)
(71%, 25%)
Young
Scientist (A)
(68%, 25%)
【Terminate】
Scientific Research (A)
(72%, 24%)
Challenging Explanatory
（55%, 20%）
【Terminate】
Challenging Research (Explanatory Pioneering)
Innovative Area
(78%, 17%)
【New】
Scientific Research (S)
(84%, 15%)
Specially Promoted Area
(98%, 13%)
７０％
Fill rate
Minimum fill rate
（Over ７０％）
Fill rate is almost 100% 7