On June 30, 2015, the American National Election Studies (ANES) began
accepting proposals for questions to include on our 2016 Pilot Study
and the ANES 2016 Time Series Study. Proposals may be submitted
through the ANES Online Commons. The following describes the goals of
these studies and the opportunity to include questions on them.
About the Online Commons
The Online Commons (OC) provides for ANES decision-making to be open
and transparent. The OC constitutes a forum for individuals to offer
ANES constructive feedback, a vehicle for improving and amending
proposals, and an opportunity to measure the extent to which a
particular proposal is supported by previous empirical work, current
theory, and/or a sizeable scholarly community. Interaction on the
Online Commons is a critical mechanism for building and maintaining
the ANES as an innovative and broadly-relevant scientific instrument,
while also enhancing the effectiveness of related studies.
To further encourage participation in the OC, we have changed some of
our policies and procedures. Individuals no longer have to register
and provide a password to participate in the forum. ANES will no
longer collect information about OC participants. All are encouraged
to send proposals and to provide constructive feedback on the
proposals of others. Individuals will be required to provide a name
and a valid email address to participate in the discussion.
ANES staff will continue to post proposals on behalf of authors. The
forums will also now be moderated. All participants must adhere to our
code of conduct. ANES staff will do an initial review of all comments
to ensure that the code is followed.
About The ANES 2016 Pilot Study
The ANES Pilot Study is currently scheduled to be in the field in
January 2016 to test new questions for the Time Series. We invite all
those who have innovative ideas to propose them for testing in this
study. This study allows for the gathering of evidence regarding how
particular questions perform in real surveys. Based on analysis from
the pilot study, proposed questions may be included in future ANES
studies. The interviews will last approximately 20 minutes, and almost
all of this time will be available for administering new questions.
The questionnaire will be administered via internet. Proposals
received earlier will receive greater attention from the ANES
community and are likely to be advantaged in the review process as a
result. For more information on how we will evaluate and choose
amongst proposals, please visit the ANES Online Commons.
About the ANES 2016 Time Series Study
Content for the ANES 2016 Time Series Study will primarily evolve from
three sources: previous ANES Time Series questionnaires, new questions
that performed well in the Pilot Study, and proposals received via the
ANES Online Commons (OC) specifically for the Time Series Study.
Proposals for the inclusion of questions directly to the Time Series
Study must include clear theoretical and empirical rationales. In
other words, these proposals can only include questions that have been
asked in previous studies and have proven their merit. All proposals
must also clearly state how the questions will increase the value of
the Time Series Study. In particular, proposed questions must have the
potential to help scholars understand the causes and/or consequences
of turnout or candidate choice.
Deadline for Proposals
The ANES Online Commons will accept proposals for the Pilot Study and
the Time Series until 3:00pm Eastern Time on September 14, 2015. The
deadline for comments is September 21, 2015. The deadline for
revisions to proposals is at 3:00pm Eastern Time on September 28,
2015.
Tools To Assist Your Proposal Development
The ANES "Core" Utility
(http://electionstudies.org/CoreUtility/all.htm)
For each new ANES Time Series study, questionnaire content represents
both new items and previously-used Time Series questions. Questions
for a new study are selected with either Core or non-Core status; that
is, they are considered essential to the continuation of the Time
Series, or not. Any questions new to the Time Series are automatically
designated non-Core. Non-Core items, either new or previously asked,
may be recommended for inclusion but may be cut if necessary.
The Core Utility lists all survey questions from ANES Time Series
studies according to the Core or non-Core status which was assigned to
them for the most recent Time Series study.
ANES Search Utility
(http://isr-anesweb.isr.umich.edu/_ANESweb/utilities/cbksearch/searchANES.htm)
This utility searches ANES Time Series study codebooks to locate
questions and variables by keyword. Search results can be full
variable documentation or question text only
Please note that there are some limitations to the utility that are
documented on the search help page. Also, this utility is current to
the ANES 2008 Time Series Study; it does not, at this time, include
information from the 2012 study.
We hope that you will find these tools useful as you prepare your proposals.
Additional Information
Additional information about the proposal process and the evaluation
criteria can be found at http://forum.electionstudies.org. You can
also submit any questions you may have about the OC and/or the
proposal process to [log in to unmask] We will do our best to
respond to any questions, review any proposals, and moderate any
comments within 1-2 business days.
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