On The Peer Review Reports: Does Size Matter?
Authors : Abdelghani Maddi, Luis Miotti Amidst the ever-expanding realm of scientific production and the proliferation of predatory journals, the focus on peer ...
Étiquette : Peer Review
Peer review’s irremediable flaws: Scientists’ perspectives on grant evaluation in Germany
Authors : Eva Barlösius, Laura Paruschke, Axel Philipps Peer review has developed over time to become the established procedure for assessing and assuring the s...
Beyond journals and peer review: towards a more flexible ecosystem for scholarly communication
Author : Michael Wood This article challenges the assumption that journals and peer review are essential for developing,evaluating and disseminating scientific ...
Additional experiments required: A scoping review of recent evidence on key aspects of Open Peer Review
Authors : Tony Ross-Hellauer, Serge P.J.M. Horbach Diverse efforts are underway to reform the journal peer review system. Combined with growing interest in Open...
Comparison of effect estimates between preprints and peer-reviewed journal articles of COVID-19 trials
Authors : Mauricia Davidson, Theodoros Evrenoglou, Carolina Graña, Anna Chaimani, Isabelle Boutron Background Preprints are increasingly used to disseminate res...
Peer-based research funding as a model for journalism funding
Authors : Maria Latos, Frank Lobigs, Holger Wormer Financing high-quality journalistic reporting is becoming increasingly difficult worldwide and economic press...
Fast, Furious and Dubious? MDPI and the Depth of Peer Review Reports
Authors : Abdelghani Maddi, Chérifa Boukacem-Zeghmouri Peer review is a central component of scholarly communication as it brings trust and quality control for ...