Using incentives to fix the peer review system: Opinion

In a recent article for The Chronicle of Higher Education, Sylvia Goodman proposes the use of incentives to fix the peer review system. Goodman writes that though peer review is a backbone of the academic publishing industry, the labour is usually unacknowledged and is usually unpaid, which has led to some academics feeling disillusioned. The author discusses a variety of approaches publishers are using to encourage academics to conduct peer reviews, including paying editors and reviewers to complete the review process, using a system that gives academics credits and “gold” or “platinum” level recognition for reviewing work, giving reviewers coupons to access other published works or receive a discount on submission fees, and ensuring that reviewers are publicly listed and recognized for their work. Chronicle of Higher Ed (Acct. Req.) Note: Archived stories may contain dead links or be missing source links.