{"id":8190,"date":"2023-09-22T01:35:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T20:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/impactscience\/?p=8190"},"modified":"2025-11-05T16:15:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T16:15:20","slug":"12-steps-towards-transparent-and-credible-peer-review-a-guide-for-journals-and-publishers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cactusglobal.com\/media-center\/12-steps-towards-transparent-and-credible-peer-review-a-guide-for-journals-and-publishers\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Steps Towards Transparent and Credible Peer Review: A Guide for Journals and Publishers"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>As the guardians of scientific knowledge and the stewards of scholarly communication, peer reviewers play a vital role in advancing research and innovation. Transparent peer review not only nurtures confidence within the research community but also bolsters the bedrock on which groundbreaking discoveries are erected. It\u2019s therefore not surprising that various journals and publishers like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/21568235.2023.2192549\" aria-label=\"European Journal for Higher Education\"><em>European Journal for Higher Education<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/authorservices.wiley.com\/Reviewers\/journal-reviewers\/what-is-peer-review\/transparent-peer-review.html\" aria-label=\"Wiley\">Wiley<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/page\/peer_reviews\/transparent_peer_review.html\" aria-label=\"ACS Publications\">ACS Publications<\/a> have launched specific initiatives to make the peer review process more transparent. The infographic below presents a list of actionable recommendations that journals and publishers can implement to boost the transparency and credibility of their existing peer review models and processes. 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