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By Elizabeth Hawkins on 09 Oct 2019
A year ago now, we launched a trial to test the use of cloud-container platforms for peer review and publication of code at several Nature journals. The trial phase of this initiative is now officially over, and we would like to share the experience and outcomes, and provide an overview of what comes next. Read more
Posted in Nature Research | Tagged peer review, research
By Mark Staniland on 21 Dec 2017
This guest blog comes from Elizabeth Moylan, Senior Editor, Peer Review Strategy and Innovation BMC at Springer Nature, and Elisa de Ranieri, Head of Editorial Process and Data Analytics, Nature journals at Springer Nature. Read more
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged BMC, Gender, peer review, publishing
By Mark Staniland on 12 Oct 2017
As part of Springer Nature plans to celebrate the theme of Peer Review Week 2017 “Transparency in peer review”, we organised an event for researchers to discuss what transparency in peer review means to them and ways this might be achieved. The event on September 15th was kindly hosted by University College London with over 70 researchers attending including students, post-docs and professors. Read more
Posted in Events | Tagged peer review, transparency, UCL
By Mark Staniland on 04 Nov 2016
Peer review is at the heart of high-quality academic publishing, and every editor at Nature Research is grateful for the service of the reviewers who carefully scrutinise every research paper we publish. While SpotOn – taking place this Saturday 5 November in London – is exploring what peer review might look like in 2030, we recognise that many peer reviewers need advice and training now, too. Read more
Posted in Nature Research | Tagged peer review
By Lillienne Zen on 22 Sep 2016
The week from 19 to 25 September 2016 marks the second round of Peer Review Week with the theme of “Recognition for Review”. The topic is obviously close to our hearts at Nature Research: after all, peer review is much of what we do. Read more
Posted in Nature Research | Tagged peer review, Peer Review Week 2016, Recognition for Review
By Lillienne Zen on 19 Sep 2016
Peer review is at the heart of the research process. Academics generously dedicate hours of their week, to examine each other’s work, offer much-valued constructive criticism and improve the published science (or maths, or social science, etc.). Reviews take time, but peer review is mostly anonymous, meaning it is difficult for reviewers’ colleagues, publishers, institutions or funders to recognise it properly. Read more
Posted in Featured, Springer Nature | Tagged peer review, Peer Review Week
By nature.com Communities Team on 11 Nov 2011
On Thursday evening, we hosted the sixth installment of the monthly Science Online NYC (SoNYC) discussion series. The topic for debate this month was, “In the news, but not reviewed” and the panel featured: … Read more
Posted in SpotOn NYC (SoNYC) | Tagged #SoNYC, peer review