r6_handbook_kenkyusha_e

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【When applying】Inordertoensurethefairselectionofthehighest-qualityreviewcommitteemembers,JSPSmakesuseofadatabaseofreviewcommitteecandidatesconsistinglargelyofresearcherswhothemselveswereselectedfortheKAKENHIfunding.Uponcompletionofreview,Clickhere(JSPSwebsite)tocheckthereviewprocess.AsforsomeresearchcategoriessuchastheSpeciallyPromotedResearch,theScientificResearch(S/A),andtheChallengingResearch(Pioneering),theapproximateranking,theopinionsexpressedinthereviewresults,andsomeotheritemswillbedisclosed.AsforsomeotherresearchcategoriessuchastheScientificResearch(B/C),theChallengingResearch(Exploratory)andtheEarly-CareerScientists,theapproximateranking,thereviewresultsbyratingelements,thestandard-formatopinion,andsomeotheritemswillbedisclosedforresearchprojectsthatwerenotadopted.MEXT：https://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/shinkou/hojyo/1284403.htmJSPS：https://www.jsps.go.jp/j-grantsinaid/01_seido/03_shinsa/index.htmlFor information on rules, etc., please refer to the JSPS KAKENHI website below.(*)Peerreviewreferstoaprocessofreviewscarriedoutbypeers.ForGrants-in-AidforScientificResearch(KAKENHI),prominentresearcherswhoworkhardateachacademicfieldandstandatthefrontofknowledgecreation,reviewandassesstheapplicationsfortheirpeers.disclosedontheKAKENHIwebsite.Fromthestandpointofensuringfairnessofthereviewprocess,JSPSverifiesandanalyzesmatterssuchaswhetheranyfavorsaredispensedandwhetherreviewsareconductedinaccordancewiththereviewrules.Asaresultofthisverificationprocess,ifanyreviewcommitteememberisfoundtobedispensingfavorsortohaveconductedreviewsnotinaccordancewiththereviewrules,suchfindingswillbetakenintoaccountappropriately,forexamplebyexcludingsuchareviewcommitteememberwhenselectingthereviewersforthenextfiscalyearandbeyond.9thereviewcommitteemembersarethenamesof06. How are applications reviewed? Researchers with outstanding insight are involved in the review process.Audit of reviewReview and disclosure of the review resultsReview rules, etc.Apeerreview(*)processiscarriedoutinordertoselecthighqualityresearchprojects.The KAKENHI review process is possible thanks to the cooperation of researchers. JSPS asks researchers’ positive participation in the review process.