Are Published Peer Review Reports Beneficial?
Although academic journal publishing has been around since the 17th century, the concept of the peer review system is relatively new as traditional peer review was only established and then adopted in the 20th century by most journals.…
Recognizing Peer Review through Publons
The peer review process is a crucial part of scholarly communication, but without good referees, the system would not work. However, researchers barely get credit for this important job. To ensure that reviewers receive the appreciation…
Results-free Peer Review: A New Way to Evaluate Manuscripts?
Does reviewing a paper without seeing its results actually help referees make a fairer decision? The open access journal BMC Psychology, published by BioMed Central, certainly thinks so and will be carrying out a pilot study to find out.…
Publons: Giving Credit to Peer Reviewers
During the second Peer Review Week in 2016, there were extensve discussions on how the institution of peer review is far from perfect. The problems with peer review in scientific publishing are well known: it is inefficient and tedious for…