How effective is peer review?
Peer review is perceived as one of the mainstays of scientific publishing. Papers that undergo the peer review process are generally considered to be of high quality since they are scrutinized by experts before publication.
How do you tell if a study has been peer reviewed?
If the article is from a printed journal, look at the publication information in the front of the journal. If the article is from an electronic journal, go to the journal home page and look for a link to ‘About this journal’ or ‘Notes for Authors’. Here it should tell you if the articles are peer-reviewed.
How much do peer reviewers get paid?
A vital, and often overlooked, aspect of peer review is that in the current system, peer reviewers are normally not paid for their work. They are, instead, rewarded non-financially by means of acknowledgment in journals, positions on editorial boards, free journal access, discounts on author fees, etc.
How are peer reviewers selected?
Approach invited speakers of meetings/conferences. Check suggestions made by candidates who have declined to review within Editorial Manager (EM) Consider authors from articles already published within your journal on similar topics. Make use of online tools (see below)
What do peer reviewers do?
Peer review means that a board of scholarly reviewers in the subject area of the journal, review materials they publish for quality of research and adherence to editorial standards of the journal, before articles are accepted for publication.
How many peer reviewers are needed?
it depend on the journal policy, but at least two reviewers are required for the manuscript.
How do I choose suggested reviewers?
Dos and Don’ts of Suggesting ReviewersDO explore the research field to find scholars who might want to review your work.DO give a diverse list of reviewers from different institutions, in different related fields, and with different points of view.DO ensure that your recommendations are experts in your field.
Who is responsible for choosing how a reviewer chooses a book?
Be aware that the choice of whether or not to choose a particular reviewer for a paper is entirely at the discretion of the editor and Elsevier plays no part in this decision.
How do I get to reviewers Elsevier?
Finding (and retaining) reviewersMake use of Elsevier-provided tools for homing in on potential reviewers such as the reviewer recommender, the journal reviewer list and the Scopus “find reviewers tool” (available via EES and EVISE).Identify and examine potential reviewers by searching in Scopus.