Reviewer Profile

What is the Reviewer Profile?

The Reviewer Profile has been developed as a tool to build and support reviewer expertise management. Information gathered from profiles also helps align reviewers with applications' fields of research and strengthens reporting and analytic capabilities.

The Reviewer Profile captures information through a Reviewer Overview and an Expertise Overview. When filling out your Reviewer Profile, we encourage you to select items based on your ability and willingness to review.

The Reviewer Overview identifies Reviewer Type, which captures your reviewer expertise or perspective, and peer review language ability. Other information captured in this section, that may or may not be applicable, includes:

  • First independent appointment
  • Funding history
  • Peer review experience
  • Bibliographic information

The Expertise Overview captures expertise through various categories, namely:

Your Reviewer Profile may be accessed through ResearchNet. If the Reviewer Profile is not listed in your ResearchNet account, please contact us at college@cihr-irsc.gc.ca. For more details, please consult the How to access the Reviewer Profile and College Profile on ResearchNet page.

Completing your Reviewer Profile

Thank you for taking the time to complete your Reviewer Profile. Your completed Reviewer Profile will support CIHR staff in identifying peer review activities that best match your perspective and expertise. We welcome your feedback on the Reviewer Profile and your experience completing it. Please share with us at college@cihr-irsc.gc.ca.

Reviewer Expertise Types

Based on the perspective(s) you are comfortable and willing to review from, sections of the Reviewer Profile may alternate between mandatory or recommended. Select a perspective below for guidance on which sections to focus on when completing your Reviewer Profile.

Researchers

Researchers

Researchers include reviewers who are independent researchers, such as Academic and Non-Academic Researchers, Clinical Scientists, and Biostatisticians. As a researcher, you will find most sections of the Reviewer Profile are applicable to you.

Step 1: Reviewer Overview

In this step, the following sections are required:

  • Reviewer Type: This informs CIHR the viewpoint from which you are able and willing to review. Depending on peer review requirements, CIHR will engage with different types of reviewers. It is important that you select only the perspectives for which you have experience and expertise for peer review.
  • Peer Review Language Ability: Identify in which languages (English or French) you can conduct reviews. As a peer reviewer, you will be assigned applications to review in the language(s) you select on your Profile. While you are required to understand the content of the application in your selected language(s), you may write your review in either official language.

Academic researchers should also provide details of their First Independent Appointment.

Step 2: Expertise Overview

All sections listed here are mandatory and assist CIHR in matching your expertise to peer review opportunities. In each section you will confirm your level of expertise (Advanced or Intermediate). Certain sections marked with an asterisk (*) contain an additional level of expertise (Primary) to identify your main area of research/expertise:

Step 3: Review My Profile

In this step, you may see warnings which highlight an incomplete section or mandatory field, such as the ones listed on this image:

Long description

CIHR many not be able to effectively match you to relevant applications. Please review the following alert(s).

  • A primary Theme is required.
  • A primary Area of Science is required.
  • An advanced Method/Approach is required.
  • An advanced Study Population/Experimental System is required.
  • No committee mandate alignment has been identified.

Clicking on a warning will bring you to that section and allow you to update your information. Simply disregard warnings for any sections you intentionally skipped. Rest assured these warnings will not affect your saved information.

Resources

Completing your Reviewer Profile (9 min.) Learning Module: The main focus of this module is how to complete Step 2: Expertise Overview and Step 3: Review my Profile. It also offers examples of completed Reviewer Profiles

How to Access the Reviewer Profile and College Profile on ResearchNet webpage: Visit this page for detailed instructions on how to access your Reviewer Profile on ResearchNet.

Knowledge Users

Knowledge Users

Knowledge Users include reviewers who are likely to be able to use knowledge generated through research to make informed decisions such as Health Care Practitioners, Health Care Administrators, Policy Makers, or Commercialization experts. Though patients, caregivers, and other citizen reviewer types can also be considered as knowledge users, if you are in this position, you will find more relevant guidance to completing your Reviewer Profile by clicking on the "Patient Reviewers" tab.

Most sections of the Reviewer Profile are applicable to knowledge users.

Step 1: Reviewer Overview

In this step, the following sections are required:

  • Reviewer Type: This informs CIHR the viewpoint from which you are able and willing to review. Depending on peer review requirements, CIHR will engage with different types of reviewers. It is important that you select only the perspectives for which you have experience and expertise for peer review.
  • Peer Review Language Ability: Identify in which languages (English or French) you can conduct reviews. As a peer reviewer, you will be assigned applications to review in the language(s) you select on your Profile. While you are required to understand the content of the application in your selected language(s), you may write your review in either official language.

As applicable, consider completing the following sections:

  • First Independent Appointment
  • Funding History
  • Reviewer Activities
  • Additional Information
Step 2: Expertise Overview

Though not required, we strongly encourage you to select one or more Areas of Science that are most relevant to your expertise and reviewer perspective as a Knowledge User. Identifying your Primary expertise in Research Themes and Areas of Science indicates to CIHR staff the areas of research where your role as a Knowledge User most directly influences the lifecycle of knowledge creation and application in health research.

If you require assistance identifying Research Themes or Areas of Science that are relevant to you, please contact us at college@cihr-irsc.gc.ca.

As applicable, please also complete the following sections:

Step 3: Review My Profile

In this step, you may see system warnings such as the ones listed on this image.

Long description

Based on the warnings below, CIHR many not be able to effectively match you to relevant applications. However, if you are satisfied with the information you have provided, no further action is required.

Thank you. Your information has been received.

  • No Themes have been identified.
  • No Areas of Science have been identified.
  • No Methods/Approaches have been identified.
  • No Study Populations/Experimental Systems have been identified.
  • No committee mandate alignment has been identified.

Clicking on a warning will bring you to that section and allow you to update your information. Simply disregard warnings for any sections you intentionally skipped. Rest assured these warnings will not affect your saved information.

Resources

Completing your Reviewer Profile (9 min.) Learning Module: The main focus of this module is how to complete Step 2: Expertise Overview and Step 3: Review my Profile. It also offers examples of completed Reviewer Profiles

Peer Review for Knowledge Users (20 min.) Learning Module: This module explains who is a Knowledge User, their role in health research, and how they contribute to peer review at CIHR. Learning and Understanding more about your reviewer role will assist you in completing your Reviewer Profile.

How to Access the Reviewer Profile and College Profile on ResearchNet webpage: Visit this page for detailed instructions on how to access your Reviewer Profile on ResearchNet.

Patient Reviewers

Patient Reviewers

Patient is an overarching term inclusive of individuals with personal experience of a health issue, including consumers of health services, people with lived experience, caregivers, and advocates.

When completing the Reviewer Profile, consider your lived experience and the health issues which you are comfortable reviewing (e.g., condition, illness, treatments, and/or aspect of the health care system). This, and other information assists CIHR in matching your personal experience to review opportunities as they arise. While CIHR recognizes all perspectives you have experienced across health research and the health care continuum, for the Reviewer Profile, please identify only viewpoint(s) from which you are both able and willing to review.

General Instructions
  • As you navigate your Reviewer Profile, carefully read the instructions to help you decide whether to complete or skip a section.
  • You may skip sections that are not required; however, we encourage you to explore your profile as many sections may support your engagement in review, such as Areas of Science.
  • If you skipped a section, the system may prompt you to revisit that section. Please do not feel obligated to select anything outside of what you are able and willing to review.
  • Rest assured that the information you entered will be saved – you will receive system warnings for sections, which are marked with a red asterisk (*). This is only meant to highlight that you have not completed these sections. Unless indicated as required below, you may decide to skip them or complete them later.
Step 1: Reviewer Overview

In this step, the following sections are required:

  • Reviewer Type: This informs CIHR the viewpoint from which you are able and willing to review. Depending on peer review requirements, CIHR will engage with different types of reviewers. It is important that you select the perspectives for which you have experience and expertise for peer review.
  • Peer Review Language Ability: Identify in which languages (English or French) you can conduct reviews. As a peer reviewer, you will be assigned applications to review in the language(s) you select on your Profile. While you are required to understand the content of the application in your selected language(s), you may write your review in either official language.

As applicable, consider completing the following sections:

  • First Independent Appointment
  • Funding History
  • Reviewer Activities
  • Additional Information
Step 2: Expertise Overview

Though not required, we strongly encourage you to select one or more Areas of Science that are most relevant to your lived experience and patient reviewer perspective. Identify your level of expertise as "Primary" for the selection that is most central to your experience.

If you require assistance identifying Areas of Science that are relevant to you, please contact us at college@cihr-irsc.gc.ca.

As applicable, please also complete the following sections:

As a patient reviewer, we acknowledge the importance of your lived experience to assist us in matching your personal experience to review opportunities. Please contact us to briefly describe the health issue(s) that you are comfortable reviewing (e.g., condition, illness, treatments, and/or aspect of the health care system) and we will make note of this important information.

Step 3: Review My Profile

In this step, you may see system warnings such as the ones listed on this image.

Long description

Based on the warnings below, CIHR many not be able to effectively match you to relevant applications. However, if you are satisfied with the information you have provided, no further action is required.

Thank you. Your information has been received.

  • No Themes have been identified.
  • No Areas of Science have been identified.
  • No Methods/Approaches have been identified.
  • No Study Populations/Experimental Systems have been identified.
  • No committee mandate alignment has been identified.

Clicking on a warning will bring you to that section and allow you to update your information. Simply disregard warnings for any sections you intentionally skipped. Rest assured these warnings will not affect your saved information.

Resources

Completing your Reviewer Profile (9 min.) Learning Module: The main focus of this module is how to complete Step 2: Expertise Overview and Step 3: Review my Profile. It also offers examples of completed Reviewer Profiles

Peer Review for Knowledge Users (20 min.) Learning Module: This module explains who is a Knowledge User, their role in health research, and how they contribute to peer review at CIHR. Learning and Understanding more about your reviewer role will assist you in completing your Reviewer Profile.

How to Access the Reviewer Profile and College Profile on ResearchNet webpage: Visit this page for detailed instructions on how to access your Reviewer Profile on ResearchNet.

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