Open peer review, peer review where authors' and reviewers' identities are disclosed to one another, is a growing trend in scholarly publishing. Through observation of four journals in STEM disciplines, PLOS One, Atmospheric Chemistry & Physics, PeerJ, and F1000Research, an observational overview is conducted. The overview relies on defined characteristics of open peer review. Results show that...

This week Journal of Neuroscience has taken the next step to reinforce our commitment to open science by initiating a direct submission process for manuscripts posted on bioRxiv. With this process, preprints can be submitted for peer review at JNeurosci with one click from the bioRxiv site, allowing a more seamless integration between preprint posting and review at the Journal. We believe that ...

The peer review process that has been in place for many years has recognized shortcomings. The Internet provides a means for changing this process. This paper offers a more transparent and inclusive design for peer review referred to as open knowledge creation. The design proposed utilizes Google knol and group services. The open knowledge creation design consists of four stages: creation, revi...