Peer review of research articles is a core part of our scholarly communication system. In
spite of its importance, the status and purpose of peer review is often contested. What is its …

Scholarly communication is in a perpetual state of disruption. Within this, peer review of
research articles remains an essential part of the formal publication process, distinguishing it …

Using (asinh) citations as a proxy for quality, we show that female-authored papers
published in top economics journals are, on average, higher quality than male-authored …

This article provides a quantitative analysis of peer review as an emerging field of research
by revealing patterns and connections between authors, fields and journals from 1950 to …

Peer review is often criticized for being flawed, subjective and biased, but research into peer
review has been hindered by a lack of access to peer review reports. Here we report the …

Peer review is crucial in improving the quality and reliability of scientific research. However,
the mechanisms through which peer review practices ensure papers become top-cited …

Objective Peer reviewers of biomedical journals are expected to perform a large number of
roles and tasks, some of which are seemingly contradictory or demonstrate incongruities …

Peer review plays an essential role in the scholarly publishing life cycle. Using the verified
peer review records of reviewers who use the Publons, we employed review length as a …

This paper presents selected findings from the first year of a 3‐year longitudinal study of
early career researchers (ECRs), which sought to ascertain current and changing habits in …

Peer review is not only a quality screening mechanism for scholarly journals. It also
connects authors and referees either directly or indirectly. This means that their positions in …