Time to rethink academic publishing: the peer reviewer crisis
Carolina Tropini, B. Brett Finlay, Mark Nichter, Melissa K. Melby, Jessica L. Metcalf, Maria Gloria Domínguez-Bello, Liping Zhao, Margaret McFall‐Ngai, Naama Geva‐Zatorsky, Katherine R. Amato, Eduardo A. Undurraga, Hendrik N. Poinar, Jack A. Gilbert
Abstract
There is concern that the time taken to publish academic papers in microbiological science has significantly increased in recent years. While the data do not specifically support this, evidence suggests that editors are having to invite more and more reviewers to identify those willing to perform peer review.
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PublicationPublishingPeer reviewOpen peer reviewScientific publishingLibrary scienceComputer scienceData sciencePolitical sciencePlant biologyBiologyLawBotanyHealth and Medical Research ImpactsAcademic Publishing and Open AccessPharmaceutical industry and healthcare