Can paid reviews promote scientific quality and offer novel career perspectives for young scientists?
Christian Wurzbacher, Hans-Peter Grossart, Erik Kristiansson, R. Henrik Nilsson, Martin Unterseher
Abstract
We exemplify how community driven paid reviews could work in conjunction with a feed-back loop to young scientists. This would remove pressure from the conventional peer-review system and promote the integration of reviews into an academic career. This concept may eventually revive the community based journal type.
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