Open AccessRecognizing and Rewarding Peer-reviewers
Author(s) -
Pathiyil Ravi Shankar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
europasian journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2717-4654
pISSN - 2717-4646
DOI - 10.46405/ejms.v3i2.353
Subject(s) - publishing , peer review , process (computing) , public relations , political science , library science , medical education , computer science , psychology , world wide web , medicine , law , operating system
Peer review (PR) is a relatively recent development though it has become an established part of academic publishing. PR started becoming common in the 1960s and 70s. Peer review can be of different types. It can be blinded or open. The process can be done before publication or after a manuscript is published. Portable reviews, impact neutral PR, collaborative PR, and registered reports are also used. There are challenges with peer review which remains a largely subjective process. Due to increasing number of journals and submissions there is an urgent need for more reviewers, especially from the developing nations and from women. Academic publishing is a lucrative business dominated by a few big publishers. Reviewers should be rewarded financially either directly or through processing charge waivers or through journal and database subscription for their efforts.