Cambridge Core BlogQuality reviews are critical for peer review. As a co-editor of Political Analysis, I ask a lot from our reviewers, in particular that they read and evaluate complex statistical, mathematical, and computational research. In many of our submissions, authors provide computer code, with detailed supplementary materials, and reviewers need to examine those materials. Political Analysis reviewers are excellent.…
Among the biggest consternations around the idea of open access (OA) – that is, that research work be made openly available for anybody to read and re-use without paying – has been peer review. Many academics feared that the strict standards of peer review that have governed academic publishing for some time would evaporate, particularly in gold models of OA where the author’s institution pays a fee and there is a seeming incentive for publishers to take on more work.…
What effect does Open Access have on peer-review? We ask Cambridge Head of Open Access and Data Publishing Matt Day. Matt, are all Cambridge Open Access publications peer-reviewed?…
An effective review for a book proposal needs to consider many aspects – all geared towards situating the proposal in the context of the discipline. In this article, two of our commissioning editors explain four top tips and four common pitfalls to bear in mind when reviewing a book proposal.