As we roll out the new look and feel of open peer review on our websites, we look at its benefits, some of the improvements we have made, and what we’ve got planned for the future.
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How editors conduct peer review, how this process is evolving and whether we can trust the new players entering the field, the responsibilities of reviewers and how to recognize and reward all the effort put in to peer review. These were only some of the topics discussed by the panel and the audience of the “Peer review – the nuts and bolts” session at the EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF) in Manchester, UK on Sunday 24 July.
Given all the support and interest in the first ever Peer Review Week it’s great to see that it’s back again, championing the vital role that peer review plays in maintaining scientific quality.
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This blog was written by Iain Hrynaszkiewicz, Head of Data Publishing at Springer Nature, in support of the newly launched, company-wide Springer Nature Research Data Policies.