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NIH eRA Internet Assisted Review August 19, 2005
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April 6, 20052 IAR (Internet Assisted Review) Ability to view application image on-line Ability to submit critiques for applications in a meeting Assign preliminary scores to applications to which you are assigned Ability to read critiques submitted by other reviewers
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April 6, 20053 IAR Released in August 2003 Over 21,000 Commons Accounts with an IAR role Over 1500 Meetings Conducted in FY 2005 Over 220,000 Critiques Submitted Currently, IAR usage is approximately 75% of its projected future utilization.
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April 6, 20054 IAR Setting up a meeting NIH Scientific Review Administrator (SRA) creates a roster of reviewers for a meeting and assigns applications to each reviewer Meeting is set up in IAR and each reviewer is sent an email invitation to participate.
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April 6, 20055 IAR Invitation to join the meeting Email is different depending on whether or not the reviewer is currently registered in COMMONS. If Reviewer doesn’t have a Commons account, a web site for creating an account will be provided. Reviewer’s email address is from the Reviewer Address in Personal Profile
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April 6, 20056 IAR Meeting Phases Submit Phase (mandatory) Reviewers log in and submit critiques and preliminary scores for their assigned applications. Reviewers can only see critiques and scores that they have submitted during this phase. This phase usually ends a few days before the actual meeting.
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April 6, 20057 IAR Meeting Phases Read Phase (mandatory) Read phase begins after Submit phase (critique due date). Reviewers are permitted to read other Reviewer’s critiques (if not in conflict).
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April 6, 20058 IAR If a reviewer has not submitted an assigned critique, the SRA may block the Reviewer from reading other critiques on that application until he/she submits
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April 6, 20059 IAR Meeting Phases – Read Phase continued Reviewers may view the Score Matrix that indicates streamlined or lower-half applications as designated by the SRA. These lower-half applications may not be discussed at the actual meeting. The Read phase usually begins a few days before the meeting and is open until the actual meeting is held.
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April 6, 200510 IAR Meeting Phases Edit Phase (optional at SRA’s discretion) Reviewers may submit updated critiques or critiques for unassigned applications. Score submission is not permitted. This phase is usually open for a few days to a week after the actual meeting.
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April 6, 200511 IAR Submitting Critiques and Preliminary Scores Word or Text document types supported. Preliminary Scores can be numeric (1.0-5.0) or alphanumeric (see Submit screen for guidance) Reviewers should NOT include their Name as part of the critique file they upload. To modify a previously submitted critique, simply resubmit a new file. Only the most recent critique is retained.
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April 6, 200512 IAR Conflicts If Reviewer has an institutional conflict, he/she cannot submit or view critiques or scores on applications where conflicts exist. In addition, if Reviewer is in competitive conflict, he/she also cannot view the online application image.
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