As part of the DFG-funded DeWiss network, a reporting guideline for Delphi procedures has been developed and published in the EQUATOR network with the participation of DIALOGIK as a working group member.
Aims of DELPHISTAR
- Improve, harmonize and make the reporting in publications on Delphi studies comparable
- Facilitate the evaluation of Delphi studies including during peer review processes
- Reduce inconsistencies and unclear descriptions in publications on Delphi studies
- Raise awareness of the diversity among the Delphi variants and of their potentials and challenges
DELPHISTAR is a Delphi reporting guideline that is:
- valid for all Delphi variants (e.g., Classic Delphi, Real-Time Delphi, Group Delphi, Policy Delphi, Argumentative Delphi, Café Delphi);
- applicable to different purposes (e.g., Delphi studies to establish consensus, to gather expert judgments or to forecast);
- given equal consideration in the health and social sciences.
The DELPHISTAR research group is a working group of the German-based, academic network DeWiss
focused on Delphi techniques in the health and social sciences.
Funding: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)