Ethics appraisal procedure in 79,670 Marie Skłodowska-Curie proposals from the entire European HORIZON 2020 research and innovation program (2014–2020): A retrospective analysis
Fig 4
Comparison of ethics issues declared by applicants during the ethics self-assessment with ethics issues declared from ethics experts conducting the ethics review of proposals on the MAIN lists.
Panels present percentages of six ethics categories (Data; Non-EU, Humans, Human cells tissues and Animals) of proposals on the MAIN lists and divided per MSCA actions. Ethics issues were identified either from applicants during the ethics self-assessment or from ethics experts during the ethics review procedure in the period of 2014–2020. Applicant’s ethics self-assessment: A) MSCA IF, C) MSCA ITN and D) MSCA RISE. Ethics expert’s ethics reviews: B) MSCA IF, D) MSCA ITN and F) MSCA RISE.