Peer review

Nature Research has launched a free peer review training course, delivered by its journal editors

The London University research and teaching institution Birkbeck is set to investigate the workings of the academic peer review process

In order to effect real, industry-wide improvements to the peer review process, publishers, researchers, funders and institutions need to be willing to experiment with different models, encourage more diversity in the reviewer pool, utilise artificial intelligence and support training and mentoring for peer reviewers