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Peer review is the cornerstone of academic publishing. We use and cite research articles that have been peer reviewed; we trust these articles as researchers and consider them valuable for re-use and re-evaluation in our own work. Journals around the world have used the peer review process since the 1960-70s as the prime mechanism to maintain the integrity and quality of scholarly publications and drive their own value for researchers compared to others. it is a global standard for authors to try and get their work published in peer reviewed journals; otherwise, they may end up wasting research efforts. This is because individuals and organizations inside, and outside, of academia (e.g., news outlets) are generally more likely to trust research that has been peer reviewed, and, in academia, peer reviewed works are much more likely to be cited.

Reviewer Credits, the Berlin-based network for peer reviewers and publishing integrity hub, is delighted to announce a new partnership with Nvcleus, a new and innovative multichannel, end-to-end publishing (including peer review) platform for journals, books, and other content workflows. This partnership opens up new opportunities for journal and book publishers as it will allow for faster and more efficient peer reviewer searches, matches, and selection saving editors valuable time and preventing integrity issues.

Reviewer Credits Supports A New Community-sourced Initiative. Where’s all the useful content to do with peer review online? Are there any standards for researchers to follow? How can we know which content is useful and what’s not?

A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE FOR EVALUATING A PAPER Reviewer Credits proudly presents an essential resource for the scholarly community: Our latest e-book entitled "Mastering Journal Peer Review: An Easy-to-Follow Guide for Effective Manuscript Evaluation." This e-book,...

Prophy.Science (Copenhagen) and ReviewerCredits (Berlin) have announced that they are entering into a partnership that will alleviate the problem of finding peer reviewers. The two will enable a new solution based on AI-powered optimization from a pool of vetted and verified peer reviewers. This new partnership will solve the ‘bounce back’ issue inherent to finding reviewers, increase scientific transparency, and reward those researchers who carry out this vital task.

Bentham Science Publishers, the largest academic journal and eBook publisher from the Gulf Region, has always based its success on rigorous and highly effective double-blind peer review. All Bentham peer reviewers are selected from a database of more than 80,000 verified researchers who all have h-indices greater than 5. Editors at Bentham (as well as submitting authors) are never involved in peer reviewer selection.

It's been one year since we restarted ReviewerCredits. I know: Time flies when you're having fun! Seriously though, now’s the time to look back over one year of the all new revamped, revitalized, and repositioned ReviewerCredits, take a quick look at what worked well,...