A Collaborative Framework Toward a Transparent and Structured Pre-submission Peer Review Process in Scientific Publishing
Year: 2026
Type: editorial
Abstract: Scientific publishing plays a central role in advancing science by disseminating knowledge and sharing new findings among researchers. In recent decades, the development of the World Wide Web has profoundly transformed the scientific publishing system and reshaped the scholarly communication landscape. This transformation has led to an exponential increase in published articles. A search of articles and reviews indexed in the Scopus database using the search terms “DOCTYPE (ar) OR DOCTYPE (re)” shows an increase from 3488 publications in 1868 to more than 3.5 million articles in 2025. This rapid expansion has been associated with structural shifts in research dissemination, particularly the proliferation of new publishing channels, including online journals, open access (OA) models, conference proceedings, and journal “special issues,” collectively contributing to increased publication output. Importantly, OA models play a crucial role in making innovative research more accessible, diverse, and widely disseminated. Cite this article as: Palani A, Metin Mahmutoglu A, Mostafa T, et al. A collaborative framework toward a transparent and structured pre-submission peer review process in scientific publishing. Urol Res Pract. 2026;52, doi:10.5152/tud.2026.26059
Source: Urology Research and Practice
Authors: Ayad Palani, Asli Metin Mahmutoğlu, Taymour Mostafa, Keerti Singh, Hiva Alipour, Germar-Michael Pinggera, Walter D. Cardona Maya, Mohamed Arafa, Erman Ceyhan, Tan V. Le, Damayanthi Durairajanayagam, Mohammed Abdulgabbar Noman, Ramadan Saleh, Rupin Shah, Ates Kadioglu, Rossella Cannarella, Ashok Agarwal
Institutions: University of Garmian, Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi, Cairo University, University of the West Indies, Aalborg University, Innsbruck Medical University, Universität Innsbruck, Universidad de Antioquia, Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, Weill Cornell Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Başkent University, Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Bệnh viện Bình Dân, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sana'a University, Sohag University, Lilavati Hospital & Research Centre, Istanbul University, University of Catania, Cleveland Clinic
Language: English
Subfield: Library and Information Sciences
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7223321743