What is transparent peer review? All primary research papers published in Nature Communications that are submitted from November 1 st, 2022 will have a corresponding peer review file containing the ...

Scientific publishing relies on peer review as the mechanism that maintains trust in what we publish. When we read a journal article, we assume experts have rigorously scrutinized it before ...

Traditionally, scientific publishing happened behind the scenes, with only the final product of a new scientific article shared with the research community at the end of the process. The efforts of ...

A biology journal that paid peer reviewers found that the approach cut the time to a first editorial decision by 85% and ...

When Jonas Kunst first began his career as a social psychology researcher, he was excited to receive requests to review academic journal articles—even though he wasn’t getting paid. “As a Ph.D.

Reviewer 1: “This manuscript is a timely and important contribution to the field, with clear methodology and compelling results. I recommend publication with only minor revisions.” Reviewer 2: “This ...