Letter
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Peter Kardos, Adam Kun, Csaba Pleh, Ferenc Jordan
Summary: News outlets often share scientific research findings that have not yet undergone peer review, with input from the authors. While researchers are aware of the importance of peer review, the general public is not. Therefore, it is crucial for researchers to be cautious and accurate when communicating unpublished work to the public, in order to ensure the dissemination of reliable scientific knowledge and maintain trust in the scientific process and peer review.
Review
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Shilpa Verma, Rajesh Bhatia, Sandeep Harit, Sanjay Batish
Summary: This study presents a literature review on the construction, refinement, and utilization of scholarly knowledge graphs. It assesses the current state-of-the-art techniques in the field, focusing on machine learning, rule-based learning, and natural language processing tools and approaches. The study also provides an analysis of existing applications and challenges in the construction, refinement, and utilization of knowledge graphs.
COMPLEX & INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Flaminio Squazzoni, Giangiacomo Bravo, Mike Farjam, Ana Marusic, Bahar Mehmani, Michael Willis, Aliaksandr Birukou, Pierpaolo Dondio, Francisco Grimaldo
Summary: This study analyzed gender bias in 145 journals and found that manuscripts written by women as solo authors or coauthored by women were treated more favorably by referees and editors. The results suggest that peer review and editorial processes do not penalize manuscripts by women, and increasing gender diversity in editorial teams and referee pools could help encourage more women to participate.
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Jialiang Lin, Jiaxin Song, Zhangping Zhou, Yidong Chen, Xiaodong Shi
Summary: Peer review is a widely accepted mechanism for research evaluation, but its efficiency and reproducibility have been criticized. The application of artificial intelligence (AI) has been introduced to assist the peer review process, but limitations remain due to human involvement. This paper proposes the concept and pipeline of automated scholarly paper review (ASPR) and reviews the relevant literature and technologies. Challenges in ASPR include inadequate data, imperfect document parsing and representation, defective human-computer interaction, and flawed deep logical reasoning. The future directions and moral considerations of ASPR are also discussed.
INFORMATION FUSION
(2023)
Editorial Material
Biology
Michael B. Eisen, Anna Akhmanova, Timothy E. Behrens, Jorn Diedrichsen, Diane M. Harper, Mihaela D. Iordanova, Detlef Weigel, Mone Zaidi
Summary: eLife is changing its editorial process to prioritize public reviews and assessments of preprints.
Article
Humanities, Multidisciplinary
Sin Wang Chong, Shannon Mason
Summary: This study documents the feedback practices and experiences of two award-winning peer reviewers in the field of education, shedding light on how they design opportunities for feedback uptake, navigate responsibilities, reflect on their feedback experiences, and understand journal standards. Reflective narratives reveal the contextual influences on their feedback practices as peer reviewers across micro, meso, exo, macro, and chrono levels, informed by ecological systems theory. Implications related to peer reviewer support and future research directions are discussed.
HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Review
Medical Ethics
Mersiha Mahmic-Kaknjo, Ana Utrobicic, Ana Marusic
Summary: The study found that the main motivations for peer reviewers to conduct reviews include communal obligations and reciprocity, career advancement, and building relationships with journals and editors, while lack of time is a major hindrance.
ACCOUNTABILITY IN RESEARCH-POLICIES AND QUALITY ASSURANCE
(2021)
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Fred M. Kusumoto, John A. Bittl, Mark A. Creager, Harold L. Dauerman, Anuradha Lala, Mary M. McDermott, Justine Varieur Turco, Viviany R. Taqueti, Valentin Fuster
Summary: Peer review has long been the gold standard for evaluating medical science, but it faces increasing pressures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, new communication methods, and a changing publication landscape. The American College of Cardiology has identified five significant controversies associated with the current peer review process. Regardless of the evolution of scientific communication, peer review remains crucial for ensuring scientific integrity and timely dissemination of information.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Computer Science, Information Systems
Wolfgang Kaltenbrunner, Stephen Pinfield, Ludo Waltman, Helen Buckley Woods, Johanna Brumberg
Summary: This study provides an analytical overview of current innovations in peer review and their potential impacts on scholarly communication. The findings suggest that peer review innovations are pulling in different directions, requiring better coordination. The study presents original data analyzed using a novel taxonomy, focusing on peer review innovation activities as a distinct object of analysis.
JOURNAL OF DOCUMENTATION
(2022)
Review
Computer Science, Information Systems
Mike Thelwall, Liz Allen, Eleanor-Rose Papas, Zena Nyakoojo, Verena Weigert
Summary: This study examines potential biases in open, non-anonymous peer review, specifically looking at whether reviewers based in the same country as authors and the influence of seeing previous reviewers' comments are factors. The research found weak evidence that same-country reviewers may be influenced by authors' nationality, but insufficient evidence to support the idea that seeing previous reviews encourages conformity. Caution may be needed in selecting same-country reviewers in open systems, pending further studies to confirm these results.
JOURNAL OF INFORMATION SCIENCE
(2021)
Review
Communication
David Nicholas, Eti Herman, Blanca Rodriguez-Bravo, Anthony Watkinson, Cherifa Boukacem-Zeghmouri, Marzena Swigon, Abdullah Abrizah, David Sims, Jie Xu, David Clark, Galina Serbina, Hamid R. Jamali, Carol Tenopir, Suzie Allard
Summary: This study explores the perceptions and experiences of peer review among early career researchers in science and social science fields, with a focus on the changes associated with the pandemic. The findings reveal that while most ECRs have experience with peer review, they lack formal training. Many ECRs have reservations about the trustworthiness of peer review, and identified inadequate reviewers and slow processes as the main problems. Compensation, both monetary and reputational, was suggested as a potential solution. The pandemic had a significant impact on the speed of peer review, with the majority of ECRs reporting a slowdown. However, they believed that the pandemic-induced impacts would be temporary.
PROFESIONAL DE LA INFORMACION
(2023)
Article
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Joni Tornwall, Jodi McDaniel
Summary: The purpose of this study was to inform instructional design choices and teaching strategies for DNP writing courses by examining student viewpoints before and after completing a scholarly writing course. The results indicated that students had different viewpoints on scholarly writing knowledge, skills, and attitudes before and after the course. Therefore, effective instruction in scholarly writing should include explicitly directed pre-writing activities, frequent opportunities to give and receive feedback, and training on management of emotional aspects of writing.
NURSE EDUCATION TODAY
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Mohammad Nazim, Mohammad Ashar
Summary: This study aims to investigate the adoption and use of open access scholarly communication in India and the factors that influence it. The findings reveal that researchers have limited knowledge of open access concepts and resources, resulting in low participation in open access publishing. Attitude, facilitating conditions, internet usage self-efficacy, article processing charge, and experience significantly influence the adoption and use of open access scholarly communication.
ONLINE INFORMATION REVIEW
(2023)
Review
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Herman Aguinis, Larry Yu, Cevat Tosun
Summary: The study examines the importance of scholarly impact for universities and provides a multidimensional and multistakeholder model to guide future actions aimed at enhancing impact. The authors offer practical recommendations for university administrators, researchers, and educators to align impact goals with actions and resource-allocation decisions, develop personal scholarly impact plans, and leverage social media to broaden impact.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Education & Educational Research
M. K. Sukirman, Muhammad Kamarul Kabilan
Summary: This study uses activity theory to explore the scholarly publishing experiences of six Indonesian English language teaching lecturers. The participants encountered obstacles such as heavy workloads, lack of funds, and limited access to international journals. However, they were able to overcome these challenges by viewing them as opportunities to connect teaching, research, and community service. The findings highlight the importance of crossing boundaries and shifting from individual to collaborative scholarly publishing activities.
HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
