Resources for Rigorous Research

Advancing public health depends on science being empirical, transparent, and rigorous. As yet another step towards fostering rigorous science, we have revamped the Rigor and Reproducibility webpage to highlight and include more resources you might find helpful. Since sketching out our plan last summer with the Advisory Council to the NIH Director, the webpage now reflects policy updates and explores new resources, all in a simple and easy to read manner. And, better yet, these changes do not reflect any additional requirements or forms! Current Rigor language is also posted for application instructions and review criteria to clarify what is meant by “scientific premise.” Applicants, investigators, and reviewers have expressed some confusion and have also misinterpreted this term, specifically when discussing the rigor of the prior research and how to address its weaknesses in grant applications. NIH defined this term originally to mean the rigor of the prior research used to support the proposal, not solely the hypothesis or rationale for the study. So as noted on the updated webpage, for applications due on January 25, 2019 and beyond, the term “rigor of the prior research” will replace “scientific premise” under the Significance section for most research grant and career development award applications (see NOT-OD-18-228 and NOT-OD-18-229).  Applicants will be asked, on and after that submission date, to also describe plans to address weaknesses ...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - Category: Research Authors: Tags: Open Mike rigor Source Type: funding