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Challenges to open peer review

Challenges to open peer review PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to assess what the challenges to open peer review (OPR) are, relative to traditional peer review (TPR).Design/methodology/approachBy examining select issues within peer review, more broadly, and challenges within TPR, the effectiveness of OPR is questioned.FindingsAlthough OPR brings an aspect of transparency, by partially eliminating biases, fear of reprisals and of professional blow-back, either by authors who may be criticized or by competitors, limits the expansion of this peer review model, or its adoption as an industry-wide standard.Originality/valueOpen Science 2.0 boasts of greater openness and transparency and OPR is touted as one tool to achieve this. However, that potential is limited. This limitation needs to be recognized. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Online Information Review Emerald Publishing

Challenges to open peer review

Online Information Review , Volume 43 (2): 4 – Apr 8, 2019

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Copyright
Copyright © Emerald Group Publishing Limited
ISSN
1468-4527
DOI
10.1108/OIR-04-2018-0139
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Abstract

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to assess what the challenges to open peer review (OPR) are, relative to traditional peer review (TPR).Design/methodology/approachBy examining select issues within peer review, more broadly, and challenges within TPR, the effectiveness of OPR is questioned.FindingsAlthough OPR brings an aspect of transparency, by partially eliminating biases, fear of reprisals and of professional blow-back, either by authors who may be criticized or by competitors, limits the expansion of this peer review model, or its adoption as an industry-wide standard.Originality/valueOpen Science 2.0 boasts of greater openness and transparency and OPR is touted as one tool to achieve this. However, that potential is limited. This limitation needs to be recognized.

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Online Information ReviewEmerald Publishing

Published: Apr 8, 2019

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