Abstract

RODRIGUEZ, Ernesto G. Editorial peer review: roles and processes. Rev. cuba. inf. cienc. salud [online]. 2013, vol.24, n.2, pp. 160-175. ISSN 2307-2113.

The digital platforms and the dynamics and evolution of scientific journals have allowed the development of different models of the editorial peer review to evaluate scientific manuscripts before their publication. The nature, evolution and principal characteristics of peer review are presented in this article. A comparative and integrated analysis of the models of conventional peer review (simple and double blind) and open (either by identity or by process) is made, also considering their advantages and limitations. A new classification system is proposed for the Open peer review, divided in Open published peer review (spreading the information of the conventional process) and Open process peer review (in which the information is spread in a digital platform as the manuscript is reviewed prior to an academic report). All these topics are analyzed through the context of the systems and communities of science and their impact in the citation, to facilitate their possible incorporation with practical aims according to the requirements of each journal.

Keywords : Peer-reviewed publication; peer-reviewed research; academic review; journal article; electronic publication; scientific and technical publications.

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