The phrase "an existing review process" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a review process that is currently in place or already established.
Example: "Before implementing the new policy, we need to evaluate the effectiveness of an existing review process."
Alternatives: "a current review process" or "an established review process."
Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) in March inserted the language into a government-wide spending bill, and NSF has suspended making any awards in the field while it tries to find a way to apply the new criteria to its existing peer review process.
Re-review opt-out, which is our relatively conservative answer to some of the more serious problems arising in the existing peer review process, was initiated in response to a single incident, recapitulated here by Peter Walter [ 3], whose account of his infuriating experience with another (highly respected) journal ends with a calmer reflection on the proper roles of reviewer and editor.
Methods: A review of existing reviews (2003 2013) and a systematic review of recent research not included in earlier reviews.
This finding is important as it improves the existing peer review process by utilizing not only the mean value of peer reviews, but also their standard deviation.
Case histories of abuse of the existing judicial review process, as summarized in the various Committee reports, include references to litigation arising out of discretionary determinations.
Beyond the convenience for researchers, though, Dorsey and other experts say the success of the project will hinge on whether private funders see value in using OnPAR in addition to their existing grant review process.
The panel found that the existing grant review process, in which NHP studies undergo extra scrutiny by NC3Rs, generally works: Most research was justified in its use of NHPs and led to peer-reviewed publications.
The program [was] launched as a small pilot at the beginning of March with the participation of seven nonprofit disease foundations.... [E]xperts say the success of the project will hinge on whether private funders see value in using OnPAR in addition to their existing grant review process".
In a statement, they said that all new prescription drugs containing cannabinoids would be assessed under the existing drug review process and all research will require authorization under the Cannabis Act.
This isn't a new idea, in 2008, the International Center for Technology Assessment submitted a 65-page legal blueprint outlining how climate change could be included in the government's existing environmental review process.
