Taylor & Francis to pilot first transparent peer review model with the European Journal of Higher Education - April 3, 2023
The quality and integrity of peer review in Higher Education research has been put firmly in the spotlight by the European Journal of Higher Education (EJHE), published by Taylor & Francis. All articles submitted from April 2023 will, if accepted, have their reviewer reports… Read More
IOP Publishing recognizes exceptional peer reviewers for 2022 - March 29, 2023
In recognition of the vital role peer review plays in preserving quality and integrity in the physical sciences, IOP Publishing (IOPP) has announced its outstanding peer reviewers. The Outstanding Reviewer of the Year Awards are given annually to commend top reviewers for their outstanding… Read More
eLife and PREreview extend partnership to improve community engagement in open peer review - June 6, 2022
eLife and PREreview have announced their continued partnership to engage more diverse communities of researchers in peer review. The organizations formally teamed up last year following their collaborations on a number of initiatives. Their recent work has involved training courses for early-career reviewers… Read More
IOP Publishing honours outstanding reviewers for their contribution to science - April 28, 2022
Each year outstanding reviewers are selected by IOPP’s journal editors based on the quality, quantity, and timeliness of their reviews. From the more than 30,000 reviewers who have submitted reports to journals published by IOPP in 2021, 20 have received an Outstanding Reviewer of the Year Award. IOPP… Read More
PeerRef and JMIR Publications in deal for Review of Preprints - April 20, 2022
JMIR Publications have signed an agreement with PeerRef to help facilitate Plan P’s mission for rapid, rigorous peer review of preprints. Under this agreement, PeerRef will offer review of preprints uploaded to medRxiv and bioRxiv to provide a quick path to… Read More
JMIR Publications and PREreview announce new collaboration - September 9, 2021
JMIR Publications has announced a new collaboration with PREreview. The collaboration will build on the success of the pilot live-streamed peer review launched in April 2020; the resulting reviewed manuscript was published in JMIR Public Health and has been highly cited. Preprints have come into their… Read More
NISO and STM form new NISO Working Group to formalize Peer Review Taxonomy as an ANSI/NISO standard - July 15, 2021
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) and STM, the International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers, have announced the formation of a new NISO Working Group to formalize the Peer Review Taxonomy as an ANSI/NISO standard, following approval of the project by NISO… Read More
SAGE Publishing and Clarivate partner to offer transparent peer review to authors and reviewers - May 28, 2021
Academic publishing SAGE Publishing is now offering open reviewer reports via the Web of Science™ transparent peer review service. The program enables transparent publication of an article’s complete peer review process, from initial review and response through to revision and final publication decision. SAGE is offering… Read More
PeerJ partners with the Peer Community In Registered Reports to facilitate the publication of Registered Reports - April 20, 2021
PeerJ has announced a partnership with the Peer Community In Registered Reports to facilitate the publication of Registered Reports. Peer Community In (PCI) is a non-profit organization, run by researchers, which provides peer review of preprints for free. Peer Community… Read More
eLife partners with PREreview to increase diversity in scholarly peer review - March 29, 2021
eLife, a non-profit organisation created by funders and led by researchers, has announced a new partnership with PREreview to engage more researchers from diverse backgrounds in peer review. eLife and PREreview – an open project aimed at bringing more equity and diversity to the scholarly peer-review… Read More