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Peer Review Week 2020

In some cases it may be challenging to remain patient if the review process is delayed, and critical comments may be disappointing after the substantial effort invested…
In Peer Review Week 2020, we discuss trust in peer review with a focus on the main challenges for peer reviewers, and whether AI and technology can change scholarly…
Each time I agree to review, I remember that first time, feeling like a scholarly impostor. Instead of letting it slow me down, I use it to shape my goals as a reviewer.
Trust is at play at various touchpoints of interactions among editors, researchers, and reviewers. Therefore, this is also where there is a potential for trust to be…
Most researchers gain experience as a peer reviewer when they start reviewing papers themselves. The quality of peer review can have an impact of the trust that journal…
Today, even top researchers, editors and publishers are frustrated with the peer review system. So, what can or should be done to improve trust in the peer review system…
This post summarizes the main results of a survey on trust in peer review among Chinese researchers. 
Academic review process was different in Einstein’s time. In his brilliant career, the only time his work was subjected to blind peer review – the authors don’t know the…
Valeria Mazzon is the Chief Executive Officer of ReviewerCredits. Valeria has over 20 years’ experience in the Marketing & Communication sector, most of which in the…
This article explores how authors and reviewers can make a difference to the quality of peer review by making the right choices, maintaining integrity, and having their…