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Office of Scientific Quality Review (OSQR)

OSQR News!

Updated 10/23/2009

Examples of Successful Plans

OSQR regularly receives requests for examples of plans which received high review scores. There are number of sources OSQR recommends for finding examples of high-scoring plans to use as guides (click for full story…).

 

Postponement Guidelines

The Postponement Guidelines (Bulletin 07-601) have been replaced by Appendix 13: Postponement Guidelines in the new OSQR Handbook. This represents a change to the location of this information but not to present practices as the OSQR, in cooperation with Area PAs implemented the procedures described in Appendix 13 more than a year ago.

What is OSQR?

PROJECT PLANS

OSQR Handbook 
Project Plan Information, Format 
Conflicts of Interest List 
Project Plan Revision

IMPORTANT TO KNOW

Schedule of Peer Reviews 
Postponement Guidelines 
A 1,000 Word Picture 
Some Advice from an Area Director 

FOR REVIEWERS

Reviewer Information
Be a Peer Reviewer

RESOURCES

Scientific Writing Resources 
OSQR Presentations 
ARS Focus Group on Peer Review 
OSQR Staff


     
Last Modified: 10/23/2009