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Discusses open access journals and the danger of lowering standards of refereeing because of financial pressure. It also discusses the formation of large common-interest groups such as SCOAP (the Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing) in high-energy physics, which has negotiated terms for its member organizations to pay a standard fee to open access journals for each paper published. The future for journal publishing is likely to retain both subscription and open access models. Wiley S. Peer review isn’t perfect ... but it’s not a conspiracy designed to maintain the status quo. The Scientist 2008;11:31. When peer review is negative, it is counterproductive to consider it as a personal assault. The author, a Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Fellow and director of PNNL’s Biomolecular Systems Initiative, recalls personal experiences and suggests waiting before reacting to a negative review, and then to pretend that it was written by his best friends. This helps him discover the truly useful comments contained in the review. © Copyright 2009 by European Association of Science Editors Top of Page |
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