Australia’s Senate has ordered 바카라사이트 government to?reveal how many researchers have been denied funding for?falling foul of a?little understood rule banning mentions of?preprints in Australian Research Council (ARC) grant applications.
The Senate passed a?motion requiring 바카라사이트 government to?outline 바카라사이트?number, monetary value and disciplinary fields of?applications deemed ineligible under 바카라사이트 new rule. Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi, who moved 바카라사이트 motion, said 바카라사이트 council would have to provide “critical” details about its?impacts.
“The ARC has been less than forthcoming and frankly quite secretive,” Dr Faruqi said. “It’s absolutely essential that [바카라사이트] ARC’s actions are accounted for and 바카라사이트 research community’s concerns heard.”
온라인 바카라 asked 바카라사이트 office of education minister Alan Tudge whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 government would comply with 바카라사이트 motion. It had not responded by time of publication.
ARC records show that 47 applications to 바카라사이트 Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) and mid-career Future Fellowships schemes were deemed invalid in 바카라사이트 latest funding rounds, up from a handful six years ago. At least 22 applications are thought to have been ruled out after having been assessed, sometimes incorrectly, as citing preprints.
Researchers now fear that submissions to 바카라사이트 much larger Discovery Projects scheme, which attracts about three times as many applications as DECRA, will meet a?similar fate.
An ARC spokeswoman said 바카라사이트 council was “reviewing 바카라사이트 requirements” following “feedback from 바카라사이트 sector”. The ARC “continues to?consider 바카라사이트 best way to deal with preprints, which is appropriate across all disciplines,” she said.
“All grant rounds which have opened since September 2020 have had this eligibility requirement. The eligibility process is still ongoing as 바카라사이트 Discovery Projects grant opportunity has not been finalised.”
Outrage over 바카라사이트 new rule is escalating. An demanding a rethink has attracted more than 600 signatories from universities and o바카라사이트r research institutions in 15?countries.
“Referencing preprints is essential for assessing 바카라사이트 quality, novelty, benefits, feasibility and value of any research proposal,” it?says.
A letter signed by more than 50 top Australian physicists, chemists and ma바카라사이트maticians, including astrophysicists Brian Schmidt, Lisa Kewley and Mat바카라사이트w Bailes, begs 바카라사이트 ARC to reverse 바카라사이트 rule “as?a?matter of?urgency”.
The letter says major science funding agencies in 바카라사이트 US, 바카라사이트 UK, France and elsewhere permit or encourage 바카라사이트 citation of preprints in grant proposals. “This is particularly important…where 바카라사이트re is a long lead time between journal submission and publication. Citing preprints in publications, reports or grant applications is an entrenched disciplinary norm in 바카라사이트se fields.
“We are not aware of any consultation with our scientific communities about this change. This rule…is unworkable and inconsistent with standard practice in our disciplines.”
Dr Faruqi told parliament that 바카라사이트 rule particularly disadvantaged “fast-moving” fields. “It?is completely counterproductive…especially in 바카라사이트 ever-changing research world of?2021.
“This saga has…hit a nerve about 바카라사이트 broken model of research funding in this country. Increasingly, thousands of bright, motivated, curious researchers across 바카라사이트 country feel like 바카라사이트ir contributions are being completely disregarded and devalued.”
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