Collaborative peer review benefits the quality assurance of research accomplishments in many ways by fostering a more open and supportive research environment. In a blog post for PREreview, Nigerian physicist, AfricArxiv project manager, and Access 2 Perspectives co-creative Ebuka Ezeikea shares his experience as a PREreview Champion, what he has learned about the processes and workflows of Open Peer Review, and the role of PREreview in fostering quality of feedback, reduction of bias, reviewing speed, mentoring, and learning, and improved transparency.
Read the full post on the PreReview blog.
In Summary
Collaborative peer review is transforming the way scientific research is evaluated and shared. By bringing reviewers together to discuss and assess research papers, we can enhance the quality of feedback, reduce biases, speed up the review process, and promote transparency. Platforms like PREreview.org are leading the way in making collaborative peer review a standard practice, ultimately benefiting the entire scientific community.
By embracing collaborative peer review, we can ensure that the research that gets published is not only rigorous and credible but also inclusive of diverse perspectives and insights. This transformation has the potential to accelerate scientific progress and foster a more open and supportive research environment.
About PREreview
PREreview’s mission is to bring more equity and transparency to scholarly peer review by supporting and empowering communities of researchers, particularly those at early stages of their career (ECRs) and historically excluded, to review preprints in a process that is rewarding to them.
Website: https://prereview.org/