This year’s Peer Review Week (PRW) will be dedicated to the theme “Research Integrity: Creating and supporting trust in research.” PRW is an annual event celebrating the value of peer review that brings together scholarly communication stakeholders, including academic publishers, associations, institutions, and researchers. During the week of September 19-23, 2022, participating organisations will host events and activities to highlight how peer review contributes to and reinforces trust in scholarship. The theme was chosen via an open global poll of the scholarly community.
With the ’reproducibility crisis’ and increased politicisation of science testing trust in research, the issue of research integrity is arguably more important than ever. Therefore, identifying ways to ensure and promote quality peer review and confidence in the process is essential, especially now in the face of numerous global crises, including climate change and the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
Peer review shapes how researchers and the general public view individual studies and scientific research as a whole. Whether reviews are published or private, anonymous or signed, posted to a preprint, or raised to editors after publication, expert opinions are important to vet research before publication and help correct the record when mistakes occur. How can the scholarly community demonstrate research integrity, enhance understanding of peer review, and promote trust in review processes? These questions and more will be explored during PRW 2022.
All scholarly societies, researchers, editors, publishers, libraries, universities, funding bodies, and anyone interested in advancing quality research are invited to join this celebration and learning experience during Peer Review Week.
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