Evaluation

Review Process

Ship time on the German research vessels POLARSTERN, METEOR, SONNE, MARIA S. MERIAN, ALKOR, HEINCKE, and ELISABETH MANN BORGESE is allocated on the basis of scientific cruise proposals that have been evaluated in an international peer review process. The Review Panel German Research Vessels (GPF, list of GPF members) , together with further experts specifically invited to the panel meetings, reviews all submitted cruise proposals according to standardized criteria. This applies equally to regular cruise proposals and SPP 2520 grant proposals with their corresponding core cruise proposals. On this basis, the panel finds recommendations on the inclusion of proposals in the cruise schedules and on the funding of SPP 2520 grant proposals.

For the review criteria, please refer to the following document that is provided to all panelists: Guidelines for Reviewing Cruise Proposals.

The joint review process implements the recommendations of the German Science Council ("Empfehlungen zur zukünftigen Entwicklung der deutschen marinen Forschungsflotte", 2010). In addition, the joint process ensures that cruise results and data are evaluated following standardized criteria, and are made available to the scientific community (see "Cruise Reports and Data").