Open peer review: pilot studies reveal promising findings
As an increasing number of journals pilot transparent peer review, data indicate that open peer review does not compromise the process – at least when reviewers can stay anonymous.
2019 International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Improving gender parity in medical publishing: what’s going on and how you can get involved.
The fifth edition of the STM report
The fifth edition of the STM report provides an in-depth review of current issues and recent trends within the scientific and scholarly publishing industry.
Peer review: a step on the road to assurance
In an article published in The New York Times, Professor Aaron E. Carroll critiques the peer review system and provides a number of suggestions for improvements.
The experiences of patient and public peer reviewers revealed
We take a look at the results of the first study evaluating the experiences of patient and public reviewers.
Who’s doing all of the peer review?
A global survey examines the current peer review landscape and provides suggestions to combat ‘reviewer fatigue’.
Is peer review coming out of the shadows?
Journals and funders pledge to publish peer review reports in a move to increase transparency of the publication process.
eLife trial new approach to peer review
eLife is trialling a novel form of open peer review that gives authors more control over their response to reviewers.
The influence of gender in the academic publishing process
Get up to date on how gender influences the academic publishing process and what can be done to establish gender equity.
[VIDEO] Preprints and peer review – feedback from the 14th Annual Meeting of ISMPP
Mary Yianni, Publisher at Taylor and Francis, reviews the different models of peer review and the emerging role of preprints.
[VIDEO] The submission process from the publisher’s point of view
Jonathan Patience, Senior Editor at Taylor & Francis, outlines the pathway to publication.
Meeting report: summary of the 14th Annual Meeting of ISMPP – Part 2
Missed the 14th Annual Meeting of ISMPP? Read the second part of our meeting report to get up to speed!
Can the lay public enhance peer review?
Researchers argue that lay review will increase the relevance of medical publications: a new study aims to evaluate its impact.
Do preprints have a place in today’s reference lists?
Can preprints be cited in the same way as papers published in a peer reviewed journal, or do we need to define new standards?
Focusing on big data: is seeing believing?
Are we too willing to accept big data as fact? Find out how scientific publishing can learn from common mistakes arising from bad data practice.
PubMed Commons now discontinued
As PubMed Commons closes due to lack of use, what does this tell us about engagement with medical publications and post-publication peer review?