[Insight-users] Nature experiments with Open Peer-Review

Thu Jun 15 05:41:00 EDT 2006

Miguel Angel Rodriguez Florido wrote:
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> Subject: Nature experiments with Open Peer-Review
> Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2006 11:10:18 -0400 (EDT)
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> Dear Colleague,
> 
> There has recently been much discussion in the community about peer-
> review systems and possible alternative models. As part of our ongoing
> commitment to readers, authors, reviewers and the scientific community
> as a whole, Nature is experimenting with one such alternative model -
> open peer-review:
> http://info.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/eYZ80Bgs630DHy03ee0ET
> 
> The purpose of this trial is to test the quality and quantity of
> unsolicited comments made during an open peer-review process, as
> compared to the traditional peer-review process with no unsolicited
> comments. Nature will offer to upload a manuscript to a preprint
> server at the same time it is sent out for normal, confidential peer
> -review. Scientists can then comment on the posted manuscript. When
> the editor has received the confidential peer-reviewers’ reports,
> the open commenting period will be closed.
> 
> This trial will run from June through August. During this time,
> Nature will offer all authors of manuscripts selected for peer-review
> the option of simultaneously posting the manuscript on the pre-print
> server. Participation in this trial is entirely optional, and will
> have no effect on a manuscript’s likelihood of being published.
> 
> The traditional peer-review process has withstood the test of time,
> and we here at Nature do not believe there is any fundamental problem
> with the process. However, as new publishing technologies offer
> opportunities for change, we are committed to exploring alternative
> models to better ascertain their effectiveness and popularity. To
> this end, we will be hosting a web debate on the subject of
> peer-review during this three-month trial period.
> 
> More information on Nature’s open peer-review trial and the
> accompanying web debate is available here:
> http://info.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/eYZ80Bgs630DHy03ee0ET
> 
> You can also sign up for a separate e-alert that will notify you when
> new manuscripts are posted to the preprint server and are available
> for comment. Simply send a blank email to start receiving these
> weekly email updates: mailto:Peer.Review.Trial at info.nature.com
> 
> I encourage you to take a moment to read more about this trial, and
> to actively participate in the feedback process, whether by posting
> comments on individual manuscripts or joining the peer-review debate.
> We look forward to your input.
> 
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Philip Campbell, PhD
> Editor-in-Chief
> Nature
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Miguel Angel Rodriguez Florido
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