Why do peer reviewers decline to review manuscripts? A study of reviewer invitation responses
Year: 2016
Type: article
Abstract: With peer review under closer scrutiny than ever before, research is needed to investigate not only what incentives encourage researchers to review manuscripts, but also what reasons prevent them from reviewing. We analysed responses to reviewer invitations sent by one journal in March to July 2015. The data showed that the overwhelming reason why reviewers decline is because they are unavailable to do so. Although the finding may not be surprising and confirms the findings of earlier research, the study illustrates how a journal can analyse and draw conclusions from its own reviewer invitation data as a first step to improving the invitation acceptance rates.
Source: Learned Publishing
DOI: 10.1002/leap.1006
Author: Michael Willis
Institution: John Wiley & Sons (United Kingdom)
Language: English
Subfield: History and Philosophy of Science
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $2,080
OpenAlex ID: W2466575548