Peer review

Peer review is the system used to assess the quality of a manuscript before it is published. Independent researchers in the relevant research area assess submitted manuscripts for originality, validity and significance to help editors determine whether a manuscript should be published in their journal.

How does it work?

When a manuscript is submitted to a journal, it is assessed to see if it meets the criteria for submission. If it does, the editorial team will select potential peer reviewers within the field of research to peer-review the manuscript and make recommendations.

There are four main types of peer review used by Journal Port Science Research, Our partner publons.

Step (1) Single-blind: the reviewers know the names of the authors, but the authors do not know who reviewed their manuscript unless the reviewer chooses to sign their report.

Step (2) Double-blind: the reviewers do not know the names of the authors, and the authors do not know who reviewed their manuscript.

Step (3) Open peer: authors know who the reviewers are, and the reviewers know who the authors are. If the manuscript is accepted, the named reviewer reports are published alongside the article.

Step (4) Transparent peer: the reviewers know the names of the authors, but the authors do not know who reviewed their manuscript unless the reviewer chooses to sign their report. If the manuscript is accepted, the anonymous reviewer reports are published alongside the article.

System Review Process in Journal Port Science Research, your Our partner partner publons. “Transparent peer”

Why do peer review?

Peer review is an integral part of scientific publishing that confirms the validity of the manuscript. Peer reviewers are experts who volunteer their time to help improve the manuscripts they review. By undergoing peer review, manuscripts should become:

More robust - peer reviewers may point out gaps in a paper that require more explanation or additional experiments.

Easier to read - if parts of your paper are difficult to understand, reviewers can suggest changes.

More useful - peer reviewers also consider the importance of your paper to others in your field.

Peer review process Transparent peer that this is the best way to ensure the reviewer get credit for efforts. When engaged in open reviewing, make sure to add your ORCID iD to your name.

Publons and ResearchGate is an excellent tool for researchers who are not comfortable with having their reviews out in the open, but still want to get credit for their work. Publons works together with major publishers to validate your claims of having reviewed publications, but leave it up to you how much detail you wish to provide publicly. Publons ingretrates with ORCID and is free for individual researchers.