Axes of Diversity and Peer Review
This post explores how diversity plays an important role in the peer review system.
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The Dawn of the Age of Duplicate Peer Review
Will the plethora review options for preprints usher in a new age of duplicate peer review?
How Science Moved Beyond Peer Review During The Pandemic
And what scientists learned they still needed it for.
Revisiting: How to Be A Good Peer Reviewer
There are quite a few ways to shift bad behaviors and habits of reviewers to become not just good, but great peer reviewers.
What's Wrong with Paying for Peer Review?
Lots of things are wrong with paying for peer review.
Not What You Know, but Whom You Know? Study of ERC Stirs Old Scientific Controversy
Not What You Know, but Whom You Know? Study of ERC Stirs Old Scientific Controversy
A new study of grants awarded to early-career researchers by Europe's premier science agency is reviving an old controversy over the way governments decide which scientists get research money, and which do not.
Scientific Image Sleuth Faces Legal Action for Criticizing Research Papers
Scientific Image Sleuth Faces Legal Action for Criticizing Research Papers
Researchers say the complaint filed against Elisabeth Bik could have a 'chilling effect' on scholarly criticism.
Hundreds of Gibberish Papers Still Lurk in the Scientific Literature
Hundreds of Gibberish Papers Still Lurk in the Scientific Literature
The nonsensical computer-generated articles, spotted years after the problem was first seen, could lead to a wave of retractions.
German Professors' Motivation to Act As Peer Reviewers
Acting as a reviewer is considered a substantial part of the role-bundle of the academic profession. However, little is known about academics' motivation to act as reviewers.
Collaborative Workshop: Best Practices and Innovative Approaches to Peer Review (29 April)
Collaborative Workshop: Best Practices and Innovative Approaches to Peer Review (29 April)
Join AfricArXiv, Eider Africa, TCC Africa, and PREreview for a virtual discussion and collaborative review of an African-relevant preprint.
Shifting Toward 'open Peer Review'
If we want real public understanding of new findings, we must also open up peer review.
Fifteen Journals to Outsource Peer-Review Decisions
Free reviews from a nonprofit body could add to questions facing scientific publishers.
Why I Won't Review or Write for Elsevier and Other Commercial Scientific Journals
Why I Won't Review or Write for Elsevier and Other Commercial Scientific Journals
This author asks: Can scientists who are so meticulous in preparing their papers and so generous with their time in reviewing them for free not find better ways to advance science than relying on profiteering journals?
Meta-Research: Weak Evidence of Country- and Institution-Related Status Bias in the Peer Review of Abstracts
Meta-Research: Weak Evidence of Country- and Institution-Related Status Bias in the Peer Review of Abstracts
A preregistered survey experiment spanning six disciplines has found weak evidence of bias in favour of authors from high-status countries and institutions.
ELife and PREreview Partner to Promote Greater Diversity in Peer Review
The two initiatives are continuing their joint efforts to increase the diversity of voices in scholarly review.
Peer Review in Transition?
In recent decades new innovations in peer review have been developed to address issues of bias and inefficiency. These innovations are multifarious, but many of them relate to openness of peer review, reviewer incentives, and technological enhancements, such as the use of artificial intelligence.
The $450 Question: Should Journals Pay Peer Reviewers?
Payment advocates expect quicker, better reviews but opponents fear unsustainable costs.
AI-Assisted Peer Review
Many platforms have already started to use automated screening tools, to prevent plagiarism and failure to respect format requirements. Some tools even attempt to flag the quality of a study or summarise its content, to reduce reviewers' load.
Peer Reviewers - Time for Mass Rebellion?
Richard Smith spent some time reviewing two scientific papers, and the experience has made him wonder if it is time for peer reviewers to rise up in rebellion.
Fast, Citable Feedback: Peer Reviews for Preprints and Other Content Types
Elsevier Looking into "very Serious Concerns" After Student Calls out Journal for Fleet of Star Trek Articles
Elsevier Looking into "very Serious Concerns" After Student Calls out Journal for Fleet of Star Trek Articles
ELife Supports PREreview's New Peer Review Mentoring Program for Early-Career Researchers
ELife Supports PREreview's New Peer Review Mentoring Program for Early-Career Researchers
Peer Review and Gender Bias: A Study on 145 Scholarly Journals
No Time for That Now! Qualitative Changes in Manuscript Peer Review During the Covid-19 Pandemic
No Time for That Now! Qualitative Changes in Manuscript Peer Review During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Comparing Quality of Reporting Between Preprints and Peer-Reviewed Articles in the Biomedical Literature
Comparing Quality of Reporting Between Preprints and Peer-Reviewed Articles in the Biomedical Literature
Delete Offensive Language? Change Recommendations? Some Editors Say It's OK to Alter Peer Reviews
Delete Offensive Language? Change Recommendations? Some Editors Say It's OK to Alter Peer Reviews
Survey finds widespread support for editing, but there is little guidance from journals.
Encouraging Preprint Curation and Review
Review and commentary can help authors improve their articles; curation can provide readers with helpful context and enhance discoverability. But despite the benefits, barriers to reviewing and curating preprints remain.
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