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rewarding
A new survey
shows that
improving the
peer-review
journal
experience will
help associations
boost the quality
and number of
willing reviewers.

BY VERITY WARNE

Recent peer-review scandals - such as the acceptance of fake papers
by some scholarly journals and the retraction of papers by others
due to reviews from fake reviewers - make it more important than
ever to safeguard the integrity of the science your association publishes and the reputation of your peer-review standards. To deliver
the best peer-review experience for authors and the best quality peer
review, publishers need to evolve the support and services offered
to peer reviewers.
In July 2015, Wiley surveyed over
170,000 researchers to explore the peerreviewing experience, attitudes toward
recognition and reward for reviewers,
and training requirements; 2,982 usable
responses (an effective response rate of
1.7 percent) were received. The invitation and survey were delivered in both
English and Mandarin. Respondents
came from several regions: emerging - Nigeria, Malaysia, South Africa,
Turkey, Mexico, Chile; high growth -
China, India, Brazil; and mature - USA,
UK, Germany, Australia, South Korea,
Japan. The survey was not closed until
sufficient responses were received from

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each country and subject area (see p. 26,
"Survey Response Demographics.")
Wiley's research of author needs has
repeatedly shown that authors' experience
of peer review shapes their overall publishing experience. Authors who express
the most satisfaction with their publishing experience state they had a smooth,
problem-free review process. Conversely,
authors expressing the lowest levels of
satisfaction are those who experience a
difficult review process and struggle to
communicate with the reviewers of their
paper.
Furthermore, editors said that recruiting reviewers is a major pain point. One



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