In a nutshell
Building on ideas presented by Erin O’Shea and colleagues (ASAPbio meeting, February 2018), once an editor has invited a paper for peer review, eLife is committed to publishing the work (https://elifesciences.org/inside-elife/2905802e/peer-review-elife-trials-a-new-approach). 1) New submissions were evaluated by Senior Editors to identify the papers to be invited for peer review. 2) After peer review and consultation between the reviewers, a Reviewing Editor compiles the feedback and peer reviews. 3) The authors decide how to respond, and submit a revision and their response to the reviews (unless they wish to withdraw their submission). 4) The Reviewing Editor evaluates the revised submission and responses, and the paper is published along with the decision letter, peer reviews, author responses, and an editorial rating (to indicate whether all issues had been addressed, or whether major or minor issues remain unresolved). The trial was closed once 300 authors had opted in.
Overview
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Type of project
Trial
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Start date
2018-06-26
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End date
2018-08-08
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Operated by
eLife
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Listing status
Verified
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Website
Goals and intentions
Three main motivations:
- Builds on the consultative approach to peer review that eLife has developed by removing the gatekeeping role of peer review
- Could reduce waste and unnecessary work when articles are submitted and reviewed by multiple journals before publication
- Encourages evaluation of research based on the more than just the journal name in which the work is published
Examples of data we hope to gather:
- percentage of authors who undertake the trial process
- percentage of reviewers who agree to participate, and who sign their reviews
- percentage of revised papers that address all the concerns raised during review
- effect on decision-making before in-depth review
- are more papers are ultimately published
- speed to publication
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