Peer-to-peer

Theodora Bloom

The Internet is allowing much more interactive science publishing

Online tools can be used to improve the accuracy, transparency and usefulness of the scientific literature by moving away from the traditional emphasis on closed peer review. Given the capability for post-publication amendment of articles, the scientific articles themselves and the peer-review process will soon be profoundly different from today’s standard.

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Posted by Maxine Clarke on June 29, 2006 | Category: 1. Systems | Permalink

Erik Sandewall

A hybrid system of peer review

Traditional peer review serves two purposes: to give feedback to the authors, helping them to improve their manuscript; and to control the quality of published articles. I believe that more value can be obtained by incorporating an open element in the peer-review system.

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Posted by Maxine Clarke on June 20, 2006 | Category: 1. Systems | Permalink

Brenda Riley

Database publication presents unique challenges for the peer reviewer

The reader of a scientific paper in a high-quality journal knows that the information has been vetted by a formal process of peer review, moderated by editors. But the face of publishing is changing, and peer review of databases is becoming an increasingly important facet of scientific data curation. The Signaling Gateway's molecule pages represent an important, innovative experiment in applying models of peer review developed in journals to the much newer world of scientific databases.

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Posted by Maxine Clarke on June 20, 2006 | Category: 1. Systems | Permalink

Thomas Koop and Ulrich Pöschl

The editors of Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics explain their journal’s approach.

Recent high-profile cases of scientific fraud have fuelled the discussion of scientific quality control. A problem of similar, if not greater, importance is the large proportion of carelessly prepared scientific papers that dilute rather than enhance scientific knowledge. Both problems indicate shortcomings in the traditional peer-review system. Many scientists and publishers believe that peer review remains the best available approach for quality assurance, but requests for improvements are commonplace.

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Posted by Maxine Clarke on June 14, 2006 | Category: 1. Systems | Permalink

Eugene Koonin, Laura Landweber, David Lipman and Ros Dignon

Can 'open peer review' work for biologists? Biology Direct is hopeful.

The advent of immensely powerful means of communication in our information age offers unprecedented opportunities for experimentation with new approaches to scientific publishing. In an attempt to offer the scientific community an alternative to the current peer-review system, we recently launched a new journal, Biology Direct.

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Posted by Maxine Clarke on June 05, 2006 | Category: 1. Systems | Permalink | TrackBacks (1)