Publishing Strategies

External and independent peer-review of scientific articles is crucial to ensure the scientific validity of papers. Two friends, MDs, professors and researchers created Reviewercredits.com. They personally realized something needed to be done to facilitate the review process. Reviewercredits is completely free and completely independent from publishers. Reviewers from all fields are welcome to join the platform! Spin off company of the University of Milan-Bicocca.

ACS Reviewer Lab is a free, 4-hour online course developed to educate researchers on the principles of quality peer-review. The course features interactive modules covering the basics of peer review and ethics, as well as real-life guidance on how to write a first-rate review. We welcome your feedback on all aspects of the course as it continues to evolve.

Web of Science Academy is a practical peer review training course for early career researchers developed together with expert academics and editors to teach you the core competencies and skills needed of a peer reviewer.

Resource from Sage Publishing on how to review articles

February 04 2019. By Douglas Heaven. Scientific publishing is increasingly adopting the technology underlying cryptocurrencies for reasons including monetary reward for peer review.

February 24 2018. By Richard Harris.

June 17 2015. By David Crotty, The Scholarly Kitchen blog.

September 25 2017. By Phil Davis, The Scholarly Kitchen blog.