Nature has launched a co-reviewing project to engage established academics in mentoring early-career researchers (ECRs) during the peer-review process. This initiative encourages ECR involvement, with early results showing 17% of manuscripts have included them as formal co-reviewers. Aside from recognizing ECR contributions, the project addresses the issue of ECRs often being undervalued or asked to ghost-write reviews. It underlines the importance of developing reviewing skills and offers training opportunities, reflecting a broader trend among academic journals to support ECR participation in peer review.
At the start of this year, Nature began a co-reviewing project designed to encourage established academics to mentor early-career researchers (ECRs) in carrying out peer review.
Co-reviewing schemes have many benefits. First, credit is given where it is due. It's well known that ECRs are often asked by senior colleagues to co-review.
The more the merrier; formal co-reviewing is one response to the practice of asking ECRs to ghost-write review comments.
Reviewing is a skill. Practice is necessary and so is knowledge of how to peer review, leading to publishers offering training.
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