Karger and Wellcome Trust join the Blockchain for Peer Review Initiative - September 12, 2018
Medical and scientific publishing company Karger Publishers has recently joined the Blockchain for Peer Review initiative. After Springer Nature, Cambridge University Press and Taylor & Francis, Karger is the fourth reputable publisher to join the efforts towards making peer review more transparent, efficient and recognisable. Karger,… Read More
Publons announces winners of Publons Peer Review Awards - September 12, 2018
Publons, a Clarivate Analytics company and the peer review platform for researchers, has announced the winners of the Publons Peer Review Awards - highlighting global researchers for both the quality and quantity of their peer reviews. The awards honour the best in class for peer… Read More
Publons launches inaugural Global State of Peer Review report - September 7, 2018
Publons, a scholarly peer review platform, has launched the Global State of Peer Review report, the largest study of peer review. The report brings together novel results of a survey of more than 11k global researchers alongside data from Publons, ScholarOne, and Web of Science. The… Read More
4open signs ASAPbio’s open letter on publication of peer review reports - September 4, 2018
4open has signed ASAPbio's open letter to help improve transparency within peer review. Open peer review is one of the four key pillars upon which 4open is built, as the Journal believes it encourages a more holistic view of a published piece of work, allowing for… Read More
Springer Nature signs ASAPbio’s open letter promoting transparency in the peer review process - August 30, 2018
Open research publisher Springer Nature is partnering with other publishers in promoting transparency in the peer review process by signing ASAPbio’s open letter. As a leading publisher in open research, Springer Nature has long championed the move to greater transparency in peer review in particular through… Read More
Journal of 3D Printing in Medicine partners with 3DMedNet to offer free access to peer-reviewed content - July 25, 2018
Publisher Future Science Group (FSG) has partnered the Journal of 3D Printing in Medicine with their key online resource 3DMedNet, offering all members unparalleled free access to peer-reviewed content. Uniquely amongst the outlets covering advances in 3D printing and its applications in medicine, 3DMedNet members… Read More
Crossref facilitates use of essential peer review information for scholarly communications - June 6, 2018
In response to requests from the community for flexible registering of peer review content (and associated discussions of published content), Crossref has extended its infrastructure to not only support the registration of this content, but also the easy retrieval, use and reuse of it, through its… Read More
IET Partners with Publons to show credibility of its peer reviewers - May 25, 2018
The Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET) has announced a formal partnership with Publons, an online platform that provides academic peer reviewers, editors and the wider research community with a validated track record of their work. This demonstrates the credibility of the… Read More
River Valley implements ORCID to give credit to reviewers - March 5, 2018
River Valley Technologies has developed a new feature within their peer review platform, ReView, to recognise peer reviewers' work. River Valley worked closely with ORCID to allow reviewers who use the platform to update their ORCID records automatically with their reviews. … Read More
IOP Publishing expands double-blind peer review following successful pilot on two of its journals - February 20, 2018
IOP Publishing (IOP) has announced the expansion of its double-blind peer review programme, following a successful pilot on two of its journals. IOP is experimenting with different peer review models as part of its commitment to providing high-quality peer review and meeting the future needs… Read More
