This week, we’re celebrating Peer Review Week! Peer Review Week is a global community event led by members of the scholarly publishing community every year. In this week’s digest, we signpost upcoming Peer Review Week webinars and explore recent research into the state of peer review. We even delve into the Open Pharma archives to revisit a 2020 guest blog post about open peer review.
To engage with:
Peer review bootcamp via Taylor & Francis and IndiaBioscience
Are you a researcher looking to improve your understanding of peer review? Join this webinar by Taylor & Francis and IndiaBioscience on 24 September to gain “the tools and knowledge to create, review, and share quality research in your field”. Registration for this free bootcamp is open to researchers at all career stages.
The future of peer review via Sciforum
Join MDPI on 24 September for this webinar exploring Innovation and technology in peer review. Co-moderated by Ioana Craciun (Scientific Communications Specialist at MDPI) and Enric Sayas (AI Business Analyst at MDPI), the webinar will feature insights from Simon Porter (Vice President of Research Futures at Digital Science), Chris Leonard (Director of Product Solutions at Cactus Communications) and Felicitas Hesselmann (Research Associate at The German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies). Topics of discussion will include innovation tools, integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and the future of peer review.
Practical applications of AI-assisted peer review via Amnet
How is AI transforming the peer review process? Join Martin Delahunty (Founder and Director of Inspiring STEM Consulting) and Haripriya Bharath (Head of Editorial Services at Amnet) at this webinar on 24 September to explore the how publishers can integrate human-centred AI in the peer review process.
Peer Review Week 2024 events via Peer Review Week
Want to make the most of Peer Review Week? More events and activities taking place throughout the week can be found in the Peer Review Week events and activities tracker. Are you hosting your own event or writing a blog post? Use this form to submit items for promotion!
To read:
The evolution of open peer review via Open Pharma | 4-minute read
This Peer Review Week, read Martin Delahunty’s (Founder and Director of Inspiring STEM Consulting) 2020 guest blog, in which he reviews the trends, attitudes and practices of open peer review. Martin describes surveys identifying trends in attitudes and experiences of editors, authors and reviewers, and he further concludes how the open peer review revolution needs backing by science funders.
Compromised peer reviews via Science Insider | 5-minute read
Are some reviewers using templates to “quickly crank out reports”? How relevant is this issue in the greater context of publishing malpractice? Explore evidence and opinions collected by author Jeffrey Brainard (Associate News Editor at Science) and learn how research integrity sleuths and publishers are addressing this complex issue.
Uncertainty in peer review recommendations via Royal Society Open Science | 24-minute read
Peer reviewers often face the binary choice of recommending to ‘accept’ or ‘reject’ manuscripts following review. But do these options reflect the true opinions of reviewers and the nuance of peer review recommendations? In this study, the authors show that most reviewers across three journals (BMJ Open, Epidemiology and F1000Research) faced some uncertainty in their recommendations. Read the full article to explore other results from this study and actions publishers could take to improve the peer review process.
Enjoy reading our content? Read last week’s digest here and check out our latest guest blog!
Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter/X and LinkedIn for regular updates!
