This training explains different ways to make peer review more transparent and highlights notable platforms using open peer review.
By the end of this training, learners should:
- Be able to understand different ways to make peer review more transparent
- Be able to explain advantages and challenges
- Be familiar with platforms supporting open peer review (Health Open Research, Wellcome Open Research, Open Research Europe, Review Commons)
Training outline
- The benefits of greater transparency in the peer review process
- Different ways to make peer review more transparent (open identities, open reports)
- Rewarding reviewers
- Challenges to open peer review
- Platforms supporting open peer review
Resources for facilitators and learners
Publications
- Ross-Hellauer, T. 2017. "What Is Open Peer Review? A Systematic Review." F1000Research. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.11369.2
Videos, webinars, online tutorials
- Ross-Hellauer, Tony. 2023. Peer Review in the Age of Open Science.
- Ross-Hellauer, Tony. 2021. Dr. Tony Ross-Hellauer on Open Science & Open Peer Review.
- Shannon, Paul. 2024. A New Science Publishing Model for a More Open Future. Center for Open Science.
- León, Alejandro. 2023. Lightning Talk: Open Peer Review. Center for Open Science.
Guides
- FAQ on publishing peer review. ASAPbio