Do peer review models affect junior doctors’ trust in journals?
A recently published study in Research Integrity and Peer Review, that surveyed 178 trainee doctors, finds that although peer review is perceived as an… Read more »
A recently published study in Research Integrity and Peer Review, that surveyed 178 trainee doctors, finds that although peer review is perceived as an… Read more »
BMC Medicine has launched a new series of specialized ‘How to’ peer review articles written by experienced members of the journal’s editorial board.… Read more »
BMC Medicine recently published a new series on how to peer review, written by the journal's experienced editorial board members. In light of this, we've put… Read more »
Following our How to Peer Review series, we've put together a quiz to test your knowledge on what can sometimes be a tricky task. With the aim of training you… Read more »
Previous posts in this series covered how to decide whether to accept an invitation to peer review and how to begin the peer review process. This post will… Read more »
You’ve accepted an invitation to peer review a paper. But where do you start? We take a look in the second of a series of step-by-step guides for the novice… Read more »
The findings of the Nuffield Council report on the culture of science in the UK were discussed at the BioMed Central Editors’ Conference which took place in… Read more »
How do you make decisions about whether or not to peer review an article? And where do you start? We discuss the ins and outs in the first of a series of… Read more »
Openness and access to knowledge are at the foundations of BioMed Central's ethos. But there is an important area where total transparency needs to be balanced… Read more »
Following the discovery amongst a handful of BioMed Central journals that some author-suggested reviewers appeared to be fabricated, we have undertaken a… Read more »