STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of a new and unique tool to help editors find reviewers, which addresses a major pain point for journal editors. Developed in close consultation with journal editors, this tool which is accessible from EES - Elsevier's Editorial and peer review system - suggests a list of potential reviewers.
Accessible from within EES, editors can search by topic or by name and check for any conflicts of interest. The search is based on the Scopus algorithm for ranking published articles. Potential reviewers are listed based on the number of their relevant articles, drawn from over 13,000 journals in Scopus. The results of the search will suggest potential reviewers and provide editors with information to help determine their suitability based on their published work, citations, h-index and conflicts of interest checks with the manuscript under review - previous co-authorship or affiliation to the same institute.
According to Martin Tanke, MD S&T Journal Publishing at Elsevier, this tool will not only help editors to expand their network of reviewers, but will also increase reviewers' satisfaction by inviting them to review relevant research.
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