Peer review, reviewed
Lou Peck and Phil Hurst cast an eye over proceedings during Peer Review Week
Peer review
Preprint journal clubs – invitation to researchers
eLife has partnered with PREreview to bring together scientists globally for a series of virtual discussions around research posted as preprints
Frontiers and Clarivate partner on peer review service
Frontiers is partnering Clarivate on a new Reviewer Recognition Service, in an effort to to give peer reviewers greater recognition for their work
Gender, geography and seniority
Kim Eggleton wonders: how do we solve the problem of diversity in peer review?
eLife changes peer review policy in wake of Covid-19
ELife is making changes to its policies on peer review in response to the impact of COVID-19 on the scientific community
All clear?
Andrew Preston describes how to make transparent peer review work at scale
Cambridge journal aims for ‘radical new approach’
A journal from Cambridge University Press (CUP) is aiming for a 'radical new approach' to both publishing and peer reviewing research
Springer moves to ScholarOne
Springer Publishing Company is moving its manuscript submission and peer review system to ScholarOne. The agreement covers all of Springer Publishing Company’s journals
Transparent peer review pilot announced
The Web of Science Group has entered a partnership with Emerald Publishing to pilot the industry’s first cross-publisher, scalable and transparent peer review workflow
Publons and ScholarOne join IOP on transparent peer review
Publons and ScholarOne have entered a partnership with IOP Publishing to introduce the industry’s first cross-publisher, scalable transparent peer review workflows
Rogue peer review – a polysemy in the making
Lou Peck discovers that a challenging issue is also increasingly complex – but there is also plenty to be celebrated
Cause and effect
Chris Graf asks: what happens to research quality when we change the peer review and the research publishing model?