In JBC we trust [Editorials]

Peer Review Week (September 21–25 this year) serves as an annual reminder to thank referees for their service to the scientific community. We hope we express our appreciation and acknowledge in an ongoing way the central role of peer review in science publishing, but we will take this annual reminder to say “THANK YOU” to JBC's Editorial Board Members (EBMs) and to the other reviewers who help us maintain the quality and reliability of JBC's content.The theme of this year's Peer Review Week—Trust in Peer Review (1)—hits especially close to home for those of us involved in JBC. When I began my appointment as Editor-in-Chief, we gathered input from authors and other scientists in the field as to what they thought about JBC. What are the strengths and weaknesses? How do they think JBC fits into the scientific publishing ecosystem? What do they most appreciate about engaging with JBC? The clear message we heard time and again was that researchers knew they could count on JBC to publish solid science that stands the test of time and that JBC was a journal they could trust.We also sought input from our EBMs, who bear the largest burden in reviewing papers submitted to JBC. EBMs thus play a critical role in maintaining consistency and high standards in our review process and, as a consequence, in building the trust that our authors had described. We already knew that we trusted this group to steward the contents of the journal. However, we had not...

Source: Journal of Biological Chemistry - September 17, 2020 Category: Chemistry Authors: Lila M. Gierasch Tags: Editorials Source Type: research