Multi-Stage Open Peer Review: Scientific Evaluation Integrating the Strengths of Traditional Peer Review with the Virtues of Transparency and Self-Regulation
REVIEW ARTICLE published: 05 July 2012 COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE doi: 10.3389/fncom.2012.00033 Multi-stage open peer review: scientific evaluation integrating the strengths of traditional peer review with the virtues of transparency and self-regulation Ulrich Pöschl* Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany Edited by: The traditional forms of scientific publishing and peer review do not live up to all demands of Diana Deca, Technical University efficient communication and quality assurance in today’s highly diverse and rapidly evolving Munich, Germany world of science.They need to be advanced and complemented by interactive and transpar- Reviewed by: Alessandro Treves, Scuola ent forms of review, publication, and discussion that are open to the scientific community Internazionale Superiore di Studi and to the public.The advantages of open access, public peer review, and interactive discus- Avanzati, Italy sion can be efficiently and flexibly combined with the strengths of traditional scientific peer Christian Leibold, Ludwig Maximilians review. Since 2001 the benefits and viability of this approach are clearly demonstrated by University, Germany Erik Sandewall, Linköping University, the highly successful interactive open access journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Sweden (ACP, www.atmos-chem-phys.net) and a growing number of sister journals launched and *Correspondence: operated by the European Geosciences Union (EGU, www.egu.eu) and the open access Ulrich Pöschl, Max Planck Institute for publisher Copernicus (www.copernicus.org).The interactive open access journals are prac- Chemistry, Hahn-Meitner-Weg 1, ticing an integrative multi-stage process of publication and peer review combined with D-55128 Mainz, Germany. e-mail: u.poschl@mpic.de interactive public discussion, which effectively resolves the dilemma between rapid sci- entific exchange and thorough quality assurance.
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