Response by Éva Gyarmathy, Research Leader:
The reviews refer exclusively to the absence of Q1–Q2 publications. (Reviewer 1 even evaluated the other criteria in light of this, which is a rather unusual procedure.) However, neither the call for proposals, nor the approved research plan, nor the contract contains any requirement stating that Q1–Q2 publications are a condition. No amended contract was issued that would introduce such expectations. Nevertheless, the research group has published in journals of this type, and several further publications are currently in progress, as we continue to publish the results of the research and its continuation even after the project period.
In the research plan, we explicitly emphasized the interdisciplinary nature of our project, because we consider it one of the necessary directions of change in pedagogy that teachers, when facing the challenges of the 21st century, should be able to draw on the knowledge of other professions as well. Accordingly, researchers and students from spatial‑design/architectural and IT fields also participated in the project, and their contributions are reflected in the publications. We are unable to interpret the comments made by Reviewer 1 in the textual justification of point 5 of the review.
In agreement with our research group, I will not modify the professional report, as our research and its results fully comply with the requirements set out in the call for proposals, the approved research plan, and the contract.