SAGE rewards reviewers
16 February 2011
SAGE rolls out rewards programme for journal reviewers
Tim Gillett picks five hot riffs on UX
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Weighing up the benefits of the peer-review system
25 November 2010
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 tests new peer-review approach
24 June 2010
Elsevier is piloting a new peer-review programme for Chemical Physics Letters where reviewers can choose which articles they would like to review
Software speeds up peer-review analysis
21 April 2010
iD8 Publishing Services is speeding up the process for classifying, sorting and analysing peer reviews using the qualitative data analysis software NVivo 8
Industry changes challenge traditional peer review
18 March 2010
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
9 September 2009
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
Biology journal shortens peer-review process
19 February 2009
BioMed Central's Journal of Biology hopes to end 'peer review nightmare', writes Rebecca Pool
BMJ Group selects Manuscript Central for new website
5 July 2008
BMJ Group selects Manuscript Central for new BMJ Case Reports website.
Teamwork saves review time in neuroscience
15 April 2008
Nadya Anscombe reports on how rival neuroscience journals are working together to simplify and speed up the peer review process
Teamwork saves review time in neuroscience
6 March 2008
Nadya Anscombe reports on how rival neuroscience journals are working together to simply and speed up the peer-review process
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