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Expert Role

Topic-level scientific quality, from peer review to post-event impact.

Open Expert hub Report outline

Expert Role

The Expert is the highest academic authority within their thematic area and is responsible for ensuring the scientific quality of submitted works, as well as identifying contributions with potential for post-event impact.

Experts review assigned submissions, participate in academic exchange during the event, and prepare the final evaluation report and publication endorsements for their topic.

Specific functions

From review and academic exchange to reports, endorsements, and selecting the best work in a topic.

  1. Review and approve assigned scientific works according to criteria established by the Scientific Committee.
  2. Participate in evaluating questions, comments, and academic exchanges generated during the event.
  3. Identify works with potential for:
  4. Propose works for submission to institutions, programs, or entities interested in further application or development.
  5. Prepare the final evaluation report for their thematic area.
  6. Issue publication endorsements (avals) for awarded or selected works.
  7. Choose the best presentation per topic when applicable.

Impact

Impact potential to identify

Experts should flag works suitable for:

Scientific publication.

Prizes and academic recognition.

Grey literature repositories.

Technology transfer.

Research, innovation, or entrepreneurship projects.

Final evaluation report

At the end of the event, the Expert prepares the final report for their topic. It must include:

1. Statistical summary

  • Total works reviewed.
  • Total works approved.

2. Recognition proposals

  • Event prizes.

3. Post-event projection proposals

  • Scientific publication.
  • Directorate of Science, Technology and Innovation.
  • Information Center and Grey Literature Repository.
  • Health programs.
  • Health executives and interested institutions.
  • Holguín Scientific and Technological Park.
  • ANIR.
  • Development and innovation projects.
  • Academy of Sciences prizes.
  • Health prizes.
  • Other relevant national or international entities.

4. Endorsement issuance

  • Publication endorsement (aval).

Endorsement model (aval)

For awarded or selected works, the Expert completes the 19-criterion peer-review rubric covering title, abstract, methods, results, discussion, references, and more.

Use the fillable aval form linked from the Expert hub after choosing the best presentation in a topic.

Experts: open your review queue, topic reports, and endorsement forms from the Expert hub.

Open Expert hub

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