IOP Publishing (IOPP) has introduced a formal co-review policy, to help early-career researchers gain experience in peer review while ensuring they get credit for the work they contribute.
A co-reviewer is a researcher – often early in their career – who reviews a paper with a more senior (invited) reviewer.
For junior researchers, this can mean their contribution goes unrecognised – a recent survey found that nearly 80 per cent per cent of early-career researchers had undertaken peer review with their mentors, but received no credit.
IOPP’s new policy aims to solve this by trialling the formal co-review process on the journals Nano Express, Journal of Optics and Journal of Physics D. Reviewers will be offered the chance to ‘delegate with co-review’, with the co-reviewer being formally invited to review the manuscript and receive official recognition for their work.
The policy will also encourage both co-reviewers to take up credit for their review via the Publons co-review credit feature.
Researchers who would like to become part of the IOP Publishing community of reviewers can volunteer their interest here.
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