Resources for Scholarly Journal Editors
Finding Peer Reviewers: A Guide for Journal Editors
Finding peer reviewers for scholarly publications is often an added burden for editors after screening, checking ethics statements and plagiarism, editing, and all the other steps. For specialized research areas, it’s even more challenging… Read more >>
Digital and AI Tools for Journal Editors
Digital tools, and now AI-based tools, can make life easier for journal editors. In tasks like manuscript management, finding peer reviewers, and analyzing impact, digital tools on online platforms help move manuscripts to publication faster and more reliably…. Read more >>
Portable Peer Review: The Pros and Cons
Portable peer review streamlines academic publishing by transferring peer review feedback between journals, saving time and reducing redundancy. While it promises efficiency and transparency, challenges like bias transfer and varying journal standards remain. Explore the benefits, drawbacks, and impact of this transformative model. Read more >>
Peer Review and Publishing Integrity: Essential Partners
As research output surges, the importance of publication integrity intensifies. Explore how rigorous peer review upholds ethical standards, ensures accurate data, and fosters trust within the academic community. Learn about common issues, tools for detection, and innovative future models that empower both reviewers and editors to safeguard scholarly credibility… Read more >>
About F3-index and RCI
F3-index is the result of comparing the performance of peer reviewers assigned to the same manuscript, given that any submission is different from another in… Read more >>
Best Platforms for Peer Review Recognition
In recent years, the landscape of academic publishing has experienced a transformative shift, placing a heightened emphasis on acknowledging the indispensable contributions of peer reviewers. A slew of innovative… Read more >>
Why Do Peer Reviewers Decline Review Requests?
Peer review is the backbone of scholarly publishing, ensuring the quality and credibility of academic research. However, the process is not always smooth sailing. Manuscripts often face delays due to reviewers refusing to… Read more >>
Open Access, Open Science, and Peer Review: ‘Trust No One’
In late September, OASPA (Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association) held a conference on Open Scholarship that I attended. A lot of ideas were born from this event, and I would like to share some with you on what struck me as the most pressing issues related to peer review… Read more >>
Experiences of Peer Review: Everyone’s Under Pressure
Did you know that sometimes a journal editor needs to send out more than 10 emails to researchers all over the world just to secure one willing and able peer reviewer?… Read more >>