On the evolving open peer review culture for chemical information science.

W Patrick Walters,Jürgen Bajorath

doi:10.12688/f1000research.7460.1

W Patrick Walters, Jürgen Bajorath

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https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.7460.1

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Abstract

Compared to the traditional anonymous peer review process, open post-publication peer review provides additional opportunities -and challenges- for reviewers to judge scientific studies. In this editorial, we comment on the open peer review culture and provide some guidance for reviewers of manuscripts submitted to the Chemical Information Science channel of F1000Research.

Highlights

The Chemical Information Science (CIS) channel of F1000Research has been introduced as a publication platform[1] that covers all aspects of chemical information science[2] and positions the full spectrum of chemoinformatics approaches[3] within this broader context
If a negative pre-review consensus is reached by the channel Editorial Board, the manuscript is not published in the CIS channel
We provide some specific comments and guidelines for reviewers of CIS channel publications

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Introduction

The Chemical Information Science (CIS) channel of F1000Research has been introduced as a publication platform[1] that covers all aspects of chemical information science[2] and positions the full spectrum of chemoinformatics approaches[3] within this broader context. This editorial is intended to provide specific guidance for reviewers of studies published in the CIS channel. Pre-review and review The review of papers submitted to the CIS channel takes place in two stages, an initial pre-review by members of the channel Editorial Board, followed by open peer review.

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