Transparency, Openness and Peer Review

When BMC was founded 20 years ago, a lot was different. The open access (OA) movement was still in its infancy, the digital movement towards both the production of and engagement with content was just beginning to transform the way we work, and like many other systems and processes, peer review was adapting to changes brought on by online technologies.   While much has changed since then what hasn’t changed is BMC’s commitment to the scholarly community and our progressive and transparent approach to publishing. As the first OA publisher, BMC has been a pioneer in the publishing sector. Openness is one of our hallmarks, and the promotion of a fair, efficient and transparent approach to the peer review process has been inherent in our process from the start. We have always supported innovation in peer review; we introduced open peer review in 1999 and have continued to experiment with different peer review models over the past two decades, including double-blind peer review, results-free peer review and portable peer review. In our 20th year of publishing, we have  therefore taken the opportunity to further consider how best to align our mission of promoting transparency in peer review with our dedication to providing you, our research community with better tailored services to support their needs, development and engagement with the journals. In support of the drive to make research more open, we  are now beginning the transition to implement the publication of review...
Source: BioMed Central Blog - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Open Access Publishing Source Type: blogs