同行评议的对比研究

COMPARATIVE STUDY OF APPRAISAL BY COLLEAGUES OF THE SAME FIELD

同行评议是在科学研究领域进行评估活动有效而公正的一种方法。作为辅助决策手段,各国的科学基金组织或机构广泛使用同行评议,选择支持高等院校和研究所的研究项目。然而,在同行评议的实施过程中,确实暴露了一些不足之处,如处理不当或不及时,将会导致其固有缺陷的扩大化,引发科技界的矛盾。开展同行评议软课题研究,对中国自然科学基金事业的发展和完善,促进中国科学事业的进步都有重要的现实意义。

Appraisal by colleagues of the same field is an effective and fair method used in the work of scientific research. This method is extensively adopted as an auxiliary means of decision making by science foundation organizations and institutes in various countries in selecting their supported reseach projects from colleges and research institutes. In the course of adopting this method, however, some shotcomings have been exposed. If these are not dealt with properly and timely, their development will create contradictions in the fields of science and technology. The study of appraising soft scientific topics is of practical significance in the growth and improvement of Chinese science foundations and the progress of science in China.