A quantitative study on the effectiveness of peer review for academic journals

Zheng Ma (), Yuntao Pan, Zhenglu Yu, Jingting Wang, Jia Jia and Yishan Wu
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Zheng Ma: Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China
Yuntao Pan: Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China
Zhenglu Yu: Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China
Jingting Wang: Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China
Jia Jia: Peking University
Yishan Wu: Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China

Scientometrics, 2013, vol. 95, issue 1, No 1, 13 pages

Abstract: Abstract Peer review is a classic method in the field of quality analysis, but the effectiveness of peer reviewing has never been researched using quantity analysis indicators. A new indicator for academic journals, Effectiveness of Peer Review (EPR), is defined for evaluating the effectiveness of peer reviewing. If the assumption is valid, EPR could be a simple indicator of such effectiveness. In a sample experiment, 28 academic journals were tested, and the EPR indicator was able to reflect accurately the academic impact of those journals.

Keywords: Effectiveness of peer review; EPR; Academic journal; Sleeping Beauties; m value (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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