Abstract:
Peer review in the scientific and technical field has more than three hundred years of history and during this time its external forms has changed significantly. Computer technology has influenced the processes of the peer review organizing particularly strongly. The article describes the procedure for the peer review in tenders for funding under the federal target program "Research and development in priority areas of development of the scientific and technological complex of Russia for 2014–2020." The worked out specializing information systems and services using new technological tools for data retrieval and processing enable the reviewer evaluate the peer review’s object fully and thoroughly. Information support covers all aspects of the peer review organizing and the expert’s activities. The procedure for peer review organizing, established at the Directorate of Scientific Technical Programs, and its informational and analytical support ensure the functioning of an independent scientific and technical examination system and allow to organize peer review in large quantities, in a short time and with minimal costs.
Keywords:
peer review organizing, information support, competitive selection, evaluation criteria, expert assessment, expert, reviewer, information system, information service.