Title |
Research Integrity and Peer Review—past highlights and future directions
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Published in |
Research Integrity and Peer Review, March 2018
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DOI | 10.1186/s41073-018-0047-1 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Stephanie L. Boughton, Maria K. Kowalczuk, Joerg J. Meerpohl, Elizabeth Wager, Elizabeth C. Moylan |
Abstract |
In May 2016, we launched Research Integrity and Peer Review, an international, open access journal with fully open peer review (reviewers are identified on their reports and named reports are published alongside the article) to provide a home for research on research and publication ethics, research reporting, and research on peer review. As the journal enters its third year, we reflect on recent events and highlights for the journal and explore how the journal is faring in terms of gender and diversity in peer review. We also share the particular interests of our Editors-in-Chief regarding models of peer review, reporting quality, common research integrity issues that arise during the publishing process, and how people interact with the published literature. We continue to encourage further research into peer review, research and publication ethics and research reporting, as we believe that all new initiatives should be evidence-based. We also remain open to constructive discussions of the developments in the field that offer new solutions. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 17 | 33% |
United States | 4 | 8% |
Netherlands | 2 | 4% |
Italy | 1 | 2% |
Spain | 1 | 2% |
Nigeria | 1 | 2% |
Australia | 1 | 2% |
Unknown | 25 | 48% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Members of the public | 30 | 58% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 12 | 23% |
Scientists | 6 | 12% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 8% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Unknown | 24 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Other | 6 | 25% |
Student > Master | 3 | 13% |
Unspecified | 1 | 4% |
Student > Bachelor | 1 | 4% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 1 | 4% |
Other | 2 | 8% |
Unknown | 10 | 42% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Social Sciences | 4 | 17% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 8% |
Philosophy | 1 | 4% |
Unspecified | 1 | 4% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 4% |
Other | 6 | 25% |
Unknown | 9 | 38% |