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An Investigation on the Features of Journals Implementing Open Peer Review

Journal of the Korean Society for Information Management / Journal of the Korean Society for Information Management, (P)1013-0799; (E)2586-2073
2024, v.41 no.1, pp.537-560
https://doi.org/10.3743/KOSIM.2024.41.1.537
Nayon Kim (Ewha Womans University)
Eunkyung Chung (Ewha Womans University)
Kim, N., & Chung, E. (2024). An Investigation on the Features of Journals Implementing Open Peer Review. Journal of the Korean Society for Information Management, 41(1), 537-560, https://doi.org/10.3743/KOSIM.2024.41.1.537
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Abstract

In an academic ecosystem evolving into open science, open peer review is gaining attention as a way to enhance transparency and openness in scholarly communication. This study examines the adoption of open peer review components in 118 open access journals that have implemented open peer review, and their characteristics by publisher type, country/continent, language, and discipline. Open peer review has been implemented in a variety of ways, including making review reports or pre-prints publicly available or disclosing the identities of authors and reviewers to each other. We also found differences in the components adopted across disciplines. It appears that commercial publishers, which account for a large proportion of publisher types, have generally adopted it, and it is mainly published in English in European countries. By discipline, we find more open peer review in the medical and natural sciences, which traditionally aim for open scholarly communication and fewer journals in the multidisciplinary and humanities. This provides insights into the adoption of open peer review by journals, as well as a better understanding of the characteristics of the academic community in terms of their adoption of open peer review.

keywords
open peer review (OPR), journal editorial policies, scholarly publishing, scholarly communication, open scholarship, open science
Submission Date
2024-02-27
Revised Date
2024-03-08
Accepted Date
2024-03-13

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