Journal tries ‘results-free’ peer review

Peer review system 'leads to good research going unpublished'

Researchers have used an art competition to model what happens during peer review, and their work raises further questions over its effectiveness

By David Matthews

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Peer review under the microscope in new journal

Research Integrity and Peer Review will look at every stage of the scientific process, and could even change its own review system depending on what it finds

By David Matthews

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Monument to peer reviewers may become ‘place of worship’

Humorous tribute to academia’s unsung heroes will be based outside a Moscow university

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13 September

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Should academics be paid for peer review?

As the number of papers needing review increases, journals are thinking of replacing a voluntary system with cash rewards

By David Matthews

16 March

Journal tries ‘results-free’ peer review

BioMed Central psychology journal will attempt to tackle publication bias by withholding research results from peer reviewers

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