How NASA is anonymizing the search for distant worlds
In short: To ensure fairness in space research, NASA is shifting how it evaluates scientific proposals. This video explains the move toward dual-anonymous peer review for planetary and exoplanet studies.
On April 28, 2021, NASA's Planetary Science Division hosted a town hall to discuss implementing dual-anonymous peer review for its Data Analysis Programs and the Exoplanet Research Program. This process aims to reduce bias by keeping both the identities of the researchers and the specific details of their proposals hidden during the initial evaluation.
The session provided the scientific community with practical guidance on preparing anonymized submissions and navigating the review process under the ROSES-2021 framework. By decoupling a researcher's reputation from their specific project, NASA seeks to create a more equitable landscape for funding and advancing our understanding of the cosmos.
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