Manu Saunders

Research Fellow, University of New England

BA (English, Journalism); BEnvSc (Ecology); PhD (Ecology)

Why I don’t want to be paid for peer review

The peer review system is based on a mutual relationship. Sometimes there are glitches and broken links, and sometimes mutualisms turn into antagonisms. But is the whole concept of peer review flawed and unjust, just because some people don’t play nice? More importantly, can these issues simply be fixed by paying reviewers for the time spent reviewing? 

Understanding peer review: My first 12 months as a journal editor

After my first year as an academic editor at PLOS One, I’ve learned a lot about the peer review process, including what happens to my own papers when I submit them for review, and why sometimes it takes longer than you expect to get reviews back. Here, I'd like to share some of the lessons I learned with you.