Tag: Peer Review

Open Peer Review Not Always Welcomed With Open Arms

By Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva | Published: September 24, 2018

It's hoped open peer review could improve the speed and quality of reviews, but, not all academics are comfortable with open peer review and remain fearful of their comments and views being subject to public scrutiny. Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva argues this may prevent the open review system from being truly inclusive.

Survey: Peer Reviewed Valued – If Someone Else Does It

By Tom Culley | Published: September 13, 2018

During this Peer Review Week 2018, Tom Culley shares findings from the new Publons “Global State of Peer Review” report. As demands on the peer review system increase, reviewers are actually becoming less responsive to invitations.

Posted in International Debate, Research | Also tagged Publons | Leave a comment

Crowd-Sourcing As a Complement to Peer Review

By Social Science Space | Published: September 13, 2018

A new process developed by Princeton's Matthew Salganik for reviewing academic manuscripts allows the world at large to examine and weigh in on a book at the same time the manuscript is undergoing peer review.

Posted in Higher Education Reform, International Debate | Also tagged Matthew Salganik, Open Review, QASS | Leave a comment

How Should I Approach Reviewing an Article?

By Katrina Newitt | Published: September 11, 2018

Most early career researchers receive little to no training on how to peer review, and it’s not always easy to find consistent or helpful guidance. Here, during Peer Review Week, Katrina Newitt offers some helpful advice on how to get started.

Posted in Career, Tips | Also tagged Academic Publishing, Author Gateway, Publication Concerns | Leave a comment

Cry from Publons: Let’s End Reviewer Fraud

By Publons | Published: February 6, 2018

Peer review has become a major editorial challenge for publishers worldwide, but options do exist to help tackle fraudulent peer reviewers. In this post from the Publons blog, some options for what publishers can do are examined.

Posted in Communication, Research Ethics | Also tagged Fraud, Publication Concerns, Publons | Leave a comment

Washington and Social Science: Bills on Evidence-Based Policy, Peer-Review

By Mark Vieth | Published: November 8, 2017

While most eyes in Washington are focused on tax reform, two new bills that affect social science have been introduced: one that re configures how peer-review would be used for determining research grants, and another that would make use of recommendations from a bipartisan study on evidence-based policy.

Posted in Academic Funding, Public Policy | Also tagged Evidence-Based Policy, Mark Vieth News Bulletin | Leave a comment

12 Tips for Writing A Peer Review

By Jo Wilkinson | Published: November 8, 2017

If you've never done a peer review before, the process might seem a little daunting. In this post from Publons, peer-review experts were asked for the advice on how best to proceed, and their top 12 tips are presented here.

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Peer Review: The ‘Least Worst’ Barrier to Bad Science

By Brenda Wingfield | Published: September 26, 2017

Having worked in academia for the past 30 years and currently serving as vice president of the Academy of Science of South Africa, Brenda Wingfield says she believes peer review and the publication process is perhaps more important than ever in this era of 'fake news' – and not just for scientists and academics.

Posted in Higher Education Reform | Also tagged The Conversation | Leave a comment

Revisiting Erica Frank’s 1996 Review of Peer Review

By Michael Blades | Published: September 13, 2017

In 1996 Erica Frank wrote a series of editor-reviewer “ideal” communications. Revisiting these suggestions, Michael Blades, editor of the journal Applied Spectroscopy, explores if over two decades later the notion of the “still-imperfect art” of peer review remains the same today.

Posted in Higher Education Reform | Also tagged Erica Franks | Leave a comment

Can Artificial Intelligence Improve Peer Review and Publishing Itself?

By Chadwick C. DeVoss | Published: May 15, 2017

The founder of StateReviewer outlines a future where humans are written out of the publication process by artificial intelligence. But is the goal of eradicating bias and other malignancies potentially opening the door to a new set of ills?

Posted in Higher Education Reform, International Debate | Also tagged Artificial Intelligence, Publication Concerns, StateReviewer | 1 Response

Fixing Peer Review, a Biologist’s View

By Tricia Serio | Published: November 21, 2016

Peer review clearly isn’t perfect, but rather than simply bypassing it and releasing even more information into an overloaded system, we should focus on making it better, says this life sciences editor. The first step is to reset and clearly state our standards for quality in both publishing and peer reviewing.

Posted in Communication, International Debate | Also tagged Preprints, The Conversation | Leave a comment

Recognition for Peer Review: Who’s Doing What?

By Social Science Space | Published: September 19, 2016

To help celebrate Peer Review Week 2016, the steering committee for the commemoration asked the 20+ organisations on the group to tell us how they #recognizereview and what more they hope to do in future. Their responses show a clear understanding of the importance of peer review and a firm commitment to supporting more recognition for review in future.

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Tag: Peer Review

Open Peer Review Not Always Welcomed With Open Arms

Survey: Peer Reviewed Valued – If Someone Else Does It

Crowd-Sourcing As a Complement to Peer Review

How Should I Approach Reviewing an Article?

Cry from Publons: Let’s End Reviewer Fraud

Washington and Social Science: Bills on Evidence-Based Policy, Peer-Review

12 Tips for Writing A Peer Review

Peer Review: The ‘Least Worst’ Barrier to Bad Science

Revisiting Erica Frank’s 1996 Review of Peer Review

Can Artificial Intelligence Improve Peer Review and Publishing Itself?

Fixing Peer Review, a Biologist’s View

Recognition for Peer Review: Who’s Doing What?

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