Open Peer Review

Emily FordUrban & Public Affairs LibrarianPortland State Universityforder@pdx.edu

WHAT IS PEER REVIEW?

WHAT IS THE GOAL OF PEER REVIEW?

“…Depending on its environment, peer reviewing can differ as to its purposes, participants, process, and product. In qualitative research, peer review may also be used to improve a research proposal or project's trustworthiness.”

-Chenail, R. (2008). Peer Review. In Lisa M. Given (Ed.), The Sage Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods. (pp. 605-607).

“…the goal of peer review is to make good and defensible judgments rather than to have high reliability…”

-Mark,M. & Chua, P. (2005). Peer Review. In S. Mathison (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Evaluation. (p. 301).

Submission

Review

Publication

Peer Review Process

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Open Review

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Before

During After

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DuringBioMed CentralPeerJAtmospheric Chemistry & Physics

AfterPLoS OneBMJ

WHO DOES THE REVIEWING?

Author identified reviewers

EditorsAuthor-supplied reviewersEditor-supplied reviewers

Expert PEERJ Community MembersAcademic EditorsScientific Community

RefereesEditors

Atmospheric Chemistry & Physics

ReviewersEditors

ReviewersEditors

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Before After

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Submission

Review

Publication

Open Peer Review Process

Submission

Review

Publication

OR

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FOR YOU, WHAT ARE THE PROS?

FOR YOU, WHAT ARE THE CONS?

Open Peer Review

Pro• Reviewer accountability• Better reviews• Enhances discourse for readers• Provides for developmental

writing & research relationship• Timeline to publish/reviews• Transparency in editorial

decision-making• Reviewers’ acknowledgment

for work• Discourse among reviewers

Con• Protects against implicit

bias• Recruiting reviewers• Adoption Barriers• Hard to manage (?)

WHAT WOULD IT TAKE FOR YOU TO PARTICIPATE?

Author identified reviewers

EditorsAuthor-supplied reviewersEditor-supplied reviewers

Expert PEERJ Community MembersAcademic EditorsScientific Community

RefereesEditors

Atmospheric Chemistry & Physics

ReviewersEditors

ReviewersEditors

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