Open peer review: an innovation in scientific publishing

Wang, Peiling; Rath, Manasa; Deike, Michael; Qiang, Wu

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Title

Open peer review: an innovation in scientific publishing

Author(s)

Wang, Peiling; Rath, Manasa; Deike, Michael; Qiang, Wu

Issue Date

2016-03-15

Keyword(s)

• transparency in peer review
• open peer review
• scholarly publishing
• scientific publishing
• post-publication peer review

Abstract

This research observes the emerging open peer review journals. In scientific publishing, transparency in peer review is a growing topic of interest for online journals. The traditional blind refereeing process has been criticized for lacking transparency. Although the idea of open peer review (OPR) has been explored since 1980s, it is only in this decade that OPR journals are born. Towards a more open publishing model, the peer review process--once accessible only to the editors and referees—is now available to public. The published article and its review history are being integrated into one entity; readers can submit or post comments to extend the peer process. This preliminary study observed four pioneer OPR journals representing pre-publication OPR and post-publication OPR. Data collection focuses on publication’s lifecycle from its submission to peer approval. Preliminary results include comparisons of the level of openness and nature of interactions during refereeing process.

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iSchools

Series/Report Name or Number

IConference 2016 Proceedings

Type of Resource

text

Language

eng

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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/89432

DOI

https://doi.org/10.9776/16315

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