The report as a whole does not advocate a particular position. Ultimately, each author must fully agree with the final version of the report. This does not imply that each author needs to agree with every position taken by peers. It simply means that he or she agrees that his or her own opinion has been adequately included. The process in which a report is written is transparent.
All discussions are public.
No manipulation of process or results is possible. Provided that these principles have been sufficiently worked out and blended with appropriate enabling Internet technology, a unique and feasible approach to the evaluation of research that plays a role in societal conflicts is offered. Of course, scientists and other professional researchers are necessary for providing society with high quality research information. This is all the more true with research focused on the resolution of societal conflicts, where the recommendations of experts have such a direct and significant impact on people and nature. Stakeholders, ranging from individual citizens to NGOs, governments and multi-national corporations by definition are the ones who plan, implement, benefit, and suffer from policies based on or legitimized by research.