Innovations in scholarly peer review at Nature Publishing Group and Palgrave Macmillan

The peer-review system is one of the cornerstones of quality, integrity and reproducibility in research, and its existence has enabled the scholarly publishing system to function for hundreds of years. Yet, it is beset by challenges ranging from perceived bias to lack of transparency, and the system...

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Published in:Insights the UKSG journal 2015-07, Vol.28 (2), p.93-99
Main Author: Bourke-Waite, Amy
Format: Article
Language:English
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Book publishing
CPAs
Editorials
Humanities
Innovations
Nature
open peer review
Peer review
portable review
Publishing industry
Quality
R&D
Research & development
Researchers
Scholarly publishing
Science
Scientists
Social sciences
Studies
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Summary:The peer-review system is one of the cornerstones of quality, integrity and reproducibility in research, and its existence has enabled the scholarly publishing system to function for hundreds of years. Yet, it is beset by challenges ranging from perceived bias to lack of transparency, and the system is groaning beneath the weight of the vastly increasing quantity of research being published every year. This article lays out some of the challenges, reports on a survey of Nature Publishing Group and Palgrave Macmillan authors, and examines a number of pilots. The community feedback gained should ultimately help to improve the experience and service provided in future to the authors, peer reviewers and editorial board members of its journals.
ISSN:2048-7754
2048-7754
DOI:10.1629/uksg.243