Identity in/and Peer Review: Kicking off Peer Review Week 2021
Identity in/ and Peer Review. Previewing some of the themes from this week’s posts for Peer Review Week.
Ask The Peer Review Week Steering Committee: What does Identity in Peer Review Mean to You?
The Steering Committee of Peer Review Week answers the question “What does identity in peer review mean to you?”
Ask The Chefs: How Does Identity Influence Peer Review?
In anticipation of #PeerReviewWeek21 we asked the Chefs about the role of identity in peer review. See what they said and share your views!
Revisiting: Breaking the Silence: the #MeToo Moment in Scholarly Communication
Revisiting Alison Mudditt’s 2018 post on sexual harassment in our community. What has changed in the last three years, and what can we continue to do to eradicate this behavior for the next generation of women.
Hacking a Top Journals List: A Collective Approach to Developing Metrics?
A hackathon for the Financial Times Top 50 journals list is underway for those who want to shape how metrics are developed. An interview with Andrew Jack.
Revisiting: Balancing Author Satisfaction with Reviewer Needs
In today’s post, Angela Cochran is revisiting the topic of balancing reviewer needs and author expectations. Recent data from one flagship journal showed significant overlap in the reviewer pool within top journals in the field, emphasizing the need to double-down on efforts to diversify.
What’s Wrong with Paying for Peer Review?
Lots of things are wrong with paying for peer review, according to Tim Vines and Alison Mudditt in the recent R2R conference debate
Guest Post – Starting a Novel Software Journal within the Existing Scholarly Publishing Ecosystem: Technical and Social Lessons
The Journal of Open Source Software was designed from scratch using the principles of open source and software design practices. This has both advantages and disadvantages, particularly with respect to elements of the traditional scholarly publishing ecosystem.
Guest Post — A Model for Peer-to-Peer Workplace Learning
Gabe Harp discusses MIT Press’ “Skill Exchange”, a peer to peer program to foster learning and professional development.
Guest Post — In Pursuit of Scholarly Publishing Relevance
Jennifer Regala discusses the pursuit of the “R” word — how to drive your career in scholarly publishing by remaining relevant.
The Curse of Reviewer 89: An Interview with Filestage’s Niklas Dorn
A look at Thieme’s “Select Crowd Review” approach to peer review.
Editorial Boards Benefit from Virtual Meetings
Journal offices are reporting greater participation and engagement in virtual editorial boards meetings; but providing networking opportunities at these meetings for volunteers might outweigh the benefits of virtual. Angela Cochran interviews colleagues on what makes these meetings a success and what we can do better.
Guest Post — Meet the new SSP Board Members
Emma Brink interviews Meredith Adinolfi, Emilie Delquie, Gabe Harp, and Sai Konda, the newest members of the Society for Scholarly Publishing Board of Directors.
Parallel Peer Review at Cell Press: An Interview with Deborah Sweet
Cell Press announces an experiment with parallel peer review.
The Effect of a Strong Data Archiving Policy on Journal Submissions (Part II)
We revisit our analysis of how adopting a strict data policy affects journal submissions and find that the effects depend a lot on Impact Factor trends