Compared approved/unapproved projects on medical research management / 中华医学科研管理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To perform classification analysis of project applications,analyze the difference(s) between the approved projects and disapproved projects,identifying possible experiences and lessons to improve the project application management,as well as the guidance of applicants.Methods Based on the assessment scoring system built on informative platform,we collected the project application information including scores of both initial and re-review during the year 2013 and 2014.According to the assessment procedures and final decisions,all projects involved were categorized into three groupsgranted project,project failed during the re-review process,and project failed in the initial review.Statistical analysis was performed on the ratings and detailed scoring of all these projects.Results Pair wise comparisons showed that granted projects were superior to other disapproved projects (P ＜ 0.05),in terms of declaration evidence,context and design of projects.Conclusions The current application and granting procedures works well for identifying high quality applications.Projects granted have their advantages satisfying the key indicators highlighted during the review process.With the help of informative platform,it's possible to achieve further detailed quantified analysis for scientific project applications,in which way,it renders the improvement of evaluation efficiency,equality and the guidance of the applicants.