RoRI Insights: Applicants as reviewers - a Guide to Distributed Peer Review

<p dir="ltr">Distributed Peer Review is a model in which applicants to a funding call also serve as reviewers for that call. Each applicant is required to review proposals from other applicants, creating a scalable, reciprocal system of assessment.</p><p dir="ltr">DPR has the potential to create a review system that is faster, more scalable, and fairer than traditional panel-based peer review.</p><p dir="ltr">This guide, developed through RoRI's <a href="https://researchonresearch.org/project/a-f-i-r-e/" target="_blank">AFIRE programme</a>, brings together lessons from funders who have trialed DPR, offering:</p><ul><li>a clear checklist for implementing DPR</li><li>guidance on evaluation, feedback, and platform setup</li><li>an overview of how DPR differs from conventional review processes, with advice on navigating risks and challenges</li></ul><p></p>