Adopted on 14 July 2021, the new ERC plan "is also announcing its formal endorsement of the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), in line with its long-standing adherence to the highest standards of research assessment. The ERC is convinced that the broad implementation of research assessment procedures that integrate the DORA principles is the key to an equitable transition to Open Science."

More info on ERC website and here: 

"The ERC’s peer review evaluation process has been carefully designed to identify scientific excellence irrespective of the gender, age, nationality or institution of the Principal Investigator and other potential biases, and to take career breaks, as well as unconventional research career paths, into account. The evaluations are monitored to guarantee transparency, fairness and impartiality in the treatment of proposals.

In their proposal, Principal Investigators are requested to provide information on their track record, which may include a broad range of achievements. Depending on the research area of the Principal Investigator and their career stage, the track record is expected to include achievements such as peer reviewed journal publications, monographs and their translations, conference proceedings, invited presentations at major events, preprints, granted patents, and prizes and awards. Examples of achievements relevant in particular for Advanced Grant applicants include the organisation of major events, research expeditions, contributions to the early careers of researchers and examples of innovation leadership.

The number of peer reviewed publications and preprints that can be listed is limited to ten (five for Starting Grant applicants). While it is expected that the publications have a significant reach, applicants are explicitly asked not to include the Journal Impact Factor."

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