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Clear and findable publishing policies are important for authors to choose appropriate journals for publication. We investigated the clarity of policies of 171 major academic journals across disciplines regarding peer review and preprinting. 31.6% of journals surveyed do not provide information on the type of peer review they use. Information on whether preprints can be posted or not is unclear in 39.2% of journals. 58.5% of journals offer no clear information on whether reviewer identities are revealed to authors. Around 75% of journals have no clear policy on co-reviewing, citation of preprints, and publication of reviewer identities. Information regarding practices of Open Peer Review is even more scarce, with <20% of journals providing clear information. Having found a lack of clear information, we conclude by examining the implications this has for researchers (especially early career) and the spread of open research practices.

ASAPbio hosted an open call about Review Commons, a new journal-independent platform that peer-reviews research papers before submission to a journal.

This call will feature short presentations from speakers who take different approaches to demystify the peer review process, to be followed by an interactive discussion.

Presentation for the SSP New Directions Seminar

Presentation about the future of peer review