PeerJ Introduces an Innovative Program to Reward Peer Reviewers
Contributors now earn PeerJ Tokens for reviewing and editing submissions to PeerJ journals
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Comparing Preprints and Their Finalized Publications during the Pandemic
New studies find that majority of preprints are reliable and trustworthy
IOP Publishing Launches Portfolio-Wide Transparent Peer Review
All IOPP open access journals to have transparent peer review starting in February
New Peer Reviews of COVID-19 Research Highlight Promising, Warn of Misleading Studies
Recent COVID-19 studies ranked by reviewers as either strong, reliable, potentially informative, not informative, or misleading
Innovating the Peer-Review Research Process
Researchers find ways to modernize time-intensive process that plagues many academics
A Gait Analysis and Wake-Up Call to Peer Review Inefficiencies
Research team points out how bureaucratic inefficiency can be likened to that of the peer-review process associated with academic research in the health sciences
Reviewers of NIH Grants Cannot Distinguish the Good from the Great, Study Suggests
The researchers emphasize that, with billions of dollars at stake, additional research is needed on this vital system of funding and any potential improvements to the process
Researchers: Peer Review System for Awarding NIH Grants Is Flawed
Funding mechanism no better than random for choosing projects that will produce most-cited science, analysis suggests
A Bold Research Funding Experiment Pays Off
In a one-of-a-kind funding program designed to spark innovative research without traditional peer review, University of Michigan professors spun their MCubed seed money into millions more.
New Eyes on Science
A fresh pair of eyes can often bring a different or new perspective, especially when it comes to science and research.