For those who don’t know, a biosketch is how investigators provide CV information in grant proposals, and is “used by the reviewers in the assessment of each individual’s qualifications for a specific role in the proposed project, as well as to evaluate the overall qualifications of the research team.” source
This is a great opportunity! Right now the NIH biosketch instructions only include peer-reviewed articles in the publication section, and only provides impact signalling through journal titles. Inclusion of nontraditional research products in NIH biosketches, and the opportunity to give the research products context through impact metrics, would be a very important signal and incentive for rich scholarship. (Note: NSF biosketch instructions need the same overhaul.)
Here are my three suggestions:
Add your voice to the call for revision: here’s the form. It doesn’t need to take long: just pop over and chip in your vote for change.
h/t to Rebecca Rosen on the RFI.
Heather