The theme of this year\u2019s Peer Review Week<\/a>, \u201cquality in peer review,\u201d should resonate with anyone\u2014author, referee, or reader\u2014invested in the process of formal publication. But how can those without a direct window into the peer review process be assured of its quality, both the entire body of peer review that a journal or project organizes, and more specifically the reviews covering an individual article?<\/p>\n Register now<\/strong><\/a> for the ReimagineReview community call (September 20, 2019 \u2013 9am PDT, 12pm EDT, 6pm CEST) featuring short presentations from speakers who take different approaches to demystify the peer review process, to be followed by an interactive discussion.<\/p>\n ReimagineReview<\/em><\/a> is a registry of platforms and experiments innovating around peer review of scientific outputs. Our community call series provides an opportunity to discuss pressing issues (for example, bias in peer review) relevant to these projects, but anyone can join!<\/em><\/p>\n This call will be recorded for public posting in its entirety. <\/p>\n Read more<\/a> and register now<\/a>.<\/p>\n At FORCE2019<\/a>, FORCE11\u2019s annual conference in October, Naomi will lead a panel to discuss \u201cWho will influence the success of preprints in biology and to what end?\u201d.<\/p>\n Joining us for the panel discussion will be:<\/p>\n Let us know your thoughts about how you define success for preprints in biology, who you think will influence this success, and whether you\u2019ll be at the conference here<\/a>.<\/p>\n As part of preparations to launch a new journal-independent peer-reviewing platform in collaboration with ASAPbio, EMBO has recently posted two job ads for the positions of Managing Editor<\/a> (closes September 15) and Editorial Assistant<\/a> (closing September 19) .<\/p>\n More details about the project will be available over the coming months!<\/p>\n The experiences of preprint authors are a powerful resource when advocating for preprints. We\u2019ve started archiving PLOS\u2019s monthly emails<\/a> about preprints to preserve the preprint stories they share \u2013 check it out!<\/p>\n Please let us know of any preprint-related updates we could add to our pages about policies and practices at:<\/p>\n Thanks in advance for helping us share valuable information about preprints in biology.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s what\u2019s been going on since our last newsletter:<\/p>\n We\u2019ll be discussing preprints and transparency in peer review at:<\/p>\n Are you giving a talk about preprints, peer review or transparency in science? You can browse and reuse slide decks we\u2019ve presented before, and watch back talk recordings, from asapbio.org\/resources<\/a>.<\/p>\n Until next time,<\/p>\n Jessica Polka & Naomi Penfold<\/p>\nSpeakers<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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