Transparency versus anonymity: which is better to eliminate bias in peer review?
Authors: Faye Holst, Kim Eggleton, Simon Harris Peer review is a critical component of the scientific process. When conducted properly by dedicated and competen...
Étiquette : Peer Review
The Role of Publons in the Context of Open Peer Review
Authors : Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva, Serhii Nazarovets Publons was a peer reviewer rewards platform that aimed to recognize the contribution that academics mad...
Gender diversity of research consortia contributes to funding decisions in a multi-stage grant peer-review process
Authors : Stefano Bianchini, Patrick Llerena, Sıla Öcalan-Öze, Emre Özel This study seeks to draw connections between the grant proposal peer-review and the gen...
Characteristics of ‘mega’ peer-reviewers
Authors : Danielle B. Rice, Ba’ Pham, Justin Presseau, Andrea C. Tricco, David Moher Background The demand for peer reviewers is often perceived as disproportio...
Peer reviewers equally critique theory, method, and writing, with limited effect on the final content of accepted manuscripts
Author : Dimity Stephen The primary aims of peer review are to detect flaws and deficiencies in the design and interpretation of studies, and ensure the clarity...
How to improve scientific peer review: Four schools of thought
Authors : Ludo Waltman, Wolfgang Kaltenbrunner, Stephen Pinfield, Helen Buckley Woods Peer review plays an essential role as one of the cornerstones of the scho...
Peer reviewers’ dilemmas: a qualitative exploration of decisional conflict in the evaluation of grant applications in the medical humanities and social sciences
Authors : Gaëlle Vallée-Tourangeau, Ana Wheelock, Tushna Vandrevala, Priscilla Harris Independent evaluations of grant applications by subject experts are an im...