SAGE rolls out rewards programme for journal reviewers
The peer-review system isn't perfect but people are hesitant to abandon it in favour of post-review commenting, concludes a debate at the ALPSP annual conference. Sian Harris reports
Elsevier is piloting a new peer-review programme for Chemical Physics Letters where reviewers can choose which articles they would like to review
iD8 Publishing Services is speeding up the process for classifying, sorting and analysing peer reviews using the qualitative data analysis software NVivo 8
Branwen Hide of the UK's Research Information Network (RIN) examines some of the latest challenges and initiatives with the peer-review process
Researchers want to improve, not replace peer review, according to preliminary findings from an international surveys of authors and reviewers, the Peer Review Survey 2009
BioMed Central's Journal of Biology hopes to end 'peer review nightmare', writes Rebecca Pool
BMJ Group selects Manuscript Central for new BMJ Case Reports website.
Nadya Anscombe reports on how rival neuroscience journals are working together to simplify and speed up the peer review process
Nadya Anscombe reports on how rival neuroscience journals are working together to simply and speed up the peer-review process
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From rapid disease information to a way to promote and share regional knowledge in multiple languages, preprints have come into their own in recent years. Siân Harris finds out more
Céline Richard
Céline Richard explains what the Large Hadron Collider has taught us about the importance of open access research
Ivy Cavendish
Ivy Cavendish tells the inspirational tale behind the formation of a writing tool for researchers, TooWrite
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There is a continuing need for the sorts of insights and judgements that only a person can bring, writes David Stuart
Tasha Mellins-Cohen
COUNTER reports have an integral role to play in our wider scholarly communication system, writes Tasha Mellins-Cohen
Tony Roche
Emerald Publishing CEO Tony Roche talks of his career in scholarly publishing and a love of eastern cuisine
Alicia Wise
Alicia Wise, CLOCKSS executive director, reflects on her career and explains the importance of robustly preserving academic resources
Heather Staines
Heather Staines sums up proceedings at this year's Researcher to Reader conference
