[Open-access] [open-science] Fast-forward peer review for a fee

Wed Apr 8 14:37:47 UTC 2015

On 01/04/2015 23:55:49, Douglas Carnall <dougie.carnall at gmail.com> wrote:
But it seem misdirected to me, because the most important thing that could be done globally to make peer review more efficient would be to ensure that reviewer reports aren't discarded when—as will happen >90-95% of the time in a "glamour journal"—an article is rejected. This would reduce the overall burden of peer review, which might help to improve review turnaround times. Pre-print servers plus open post-publication review offer another solution.
However, the Nature trial may be a step in that direction. With fast-track peer-review being provided by an external company (Rubriq), it leaves the door open to the Rubriq peer-review report being portable to other journals that are prepared to accept it.
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