Peer Review
Peer review is the system used to assess the quality of a manuscript before it is published. Independent researchers in the relevant research area assess submitted manuscripts for originality, validity and significance to help editors determine whether a manuscript should be published in their journal. (Source: Biomed Central)
The peer review system exists to validate academic work, helps to improve the quality of published research, and increases networking possibilities within research communities. Despite criticisms, peer review is still the only widely accepted method for research validation and has continued successfully with relatively minor changes for some 350 years. (Source: Elsevier)
Elsevier
Peer review – and reviewers – are at the heart of the academic publishing process. Find out why reviewers perform this vital role, how they are recognised and how you can volunteer to review yourself.
Frontiers
Key features of Frontiers' collaborative peer review
Rigorous, constructive, efficient, and transparent
Two phases: independent review and interactive, collaborative review
Reviewers and the handling editor acknowledged on all published articles
Average time from submission to final decision: 90 days
Publons
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Taylor & Francis
Peer review is vitally important to uphold the high standards of scholarly communications, and maintain the quality of individual journals. It is also an important support for the researchers who author the papers.
What is peer review?
Peer review is designed to assess the validity, quality and often the originality of articles for publication. Its ultimate purpose is to maintain the integrity of science by filtering out invalid or poor quality articles.
From a publisher’s perspective, peer review functions as a filter for content, directing better quality articles to better quality journals and so creating journal brands.
Running articles through the process of peer review adds value to them. For this reason publishers need to make sure that peer review is robust.
How to master the peer review process
Have you submitted your paper? If so, you may be wondering what comes next. Once submitted, your manuscript will undergo a thorough peer review. For some researchers, this can be a difficult part of the publishing process, so here are some resources that you may find helpful:
A guide for each step of the peer review process
Tips on how to address reviewer comments
Advice for surviving peer review and getting published
Understanding what types of peer review approaches journals use