Researchers
Screening applicants
The screening dashboard gives you everything you need to review applicants and make informed selection decisions — without seeing any personal identifying information.
The screening dashboard
When research partners apply to your study, their applications appear in your screening dashboard. This dashboard is designed to support quick, informed review.
What you see for each applicant
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Applicant | Pseudonym and identicon (pseudonymous identity) |
| Region | Country and region |
| Eligibility | Eligible or Not eligible — based on questionnaire responses and profile match |
| Reliability | Track record from previous studies on Biome (completion history, consistency) |
| Applied | Date of application |
| Actions | Approve, Waitlist, or Deny |
Eligibility vs reliability
These are two different signals:
Eligibility is study-specific. It reflects whether the applicant's profile data and questionnaire responses match your inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Reliability is platform-wide. It reflects the applicant's completion rate and consistency across all previous studies on Biome. An applicant with high reliability has a track record of completing studies and meeting compliance thresholds.
Slot counting
Only approved applicants count toward your filled slots. Applied, eligible-but-unapproved, and waitlisted applicants do not consume slots. If your study has 100 slots and you have approved 23 people, the display reads "23/100 slots filled."
Actions
| Action | Effect |
|---|---|
| Approve | Applicant is accepted into the study and consumes a slot |
| Waitlist | Applicant is placed on standby and notified if a spot opens |
| Deny | Applicant is not selected for this study |
When you click an applicant's pseudonym, a screening card drops down showing their demographic data, device capability, sample comfort, language fluency, completion rate, and study history. This data is only visible to you and only for people who have applied to your study. You never see their real name, email, phone, or personal contact information.