Boon, bias or bane? The potential influence of reviewer recommendations on editorial decision-making

Tennant, Jonathan P.; Penders, Bart; Ross-Hellauer, Tony; Marušić, Ana; Squazzoni, Flaminio; Mackay, Anson W.; Madan, Christopher R.; Shaw, David M.; Alam, Sabina; Mehmani, Bahar; Graziotin, Daniel; Nicholas, Duncan

Abstract

No formal investigations have been conducted into the efficacy or potential influence of reviewer recommendations on editorial decisions, and the impact of this on the expectations and behaviour of authors, reviewers and journal editors. This article addresses key questions about this critical aspect of the peer review submission process. We suggest several future steps which could be taken towards improving the review process and make it more transparent, better understood, and fairer for all parties.

Citation

Tennant, J. P., Penders, B., Ross-Hellauer, T., Marušić, A., Squazzoni, F., Mackay, A. W., …Nicholas, D. (2019). Boon, bias or bane? The potential influence of reviewer recommendations on editorial decision-making. Journal: European Science Editing, 45(1), 2-5. https://doi.org/10.20316/ESE.2019.45.18013

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Dec 21, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Feb 19, 2019
• Publication Date: Feb 19, 2019
• Deposit Date: Feb 19, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 20, 2019
• Journal: Journal: European Science Editing
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 45
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 2-5
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.20316/ESE.2019.45.18013
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1569971
• Publisher URL: http://europeanscienceediting.eu/articles/boon-bias-or-bane-the-potential-influence-of-reviewer-recommendations-on-editorial-decision-making/