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ORCID identifiers can be recorded in Peer reviewers’ individual Archie accounts; see International editorial organizations: information for Cochrane Editors.
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Collating Peer review comments
Peer review comments should be collated before sending to the Authors. Ensure that Peer reviewer names and affiliations are included for those participating in named peer review, and removed for those not participating in named peer review. Peer reviewer comments may be edited for clarity and also if they are contrary to Cochrane standards; comments may also be merged or prioritised.
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Ensuring that authors address Peer reviewers’ comments
Authors must provide a point-by-point response to peer review comments indicating how they have been addressed. CRGs and the DTA Editorial Team are under no obligation to undertake any further editorial steps until they are able to check the corrected version meets the requirements of the Peer reviewers. See Section 7 of the Cochrane peer review policy for further information.
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Do your journal office and website have detailed guidelines on possible outcomes of peer review and how they are relayed to the author/s? [9.1.1.9]
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Feedback to
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peer reviewers
Providing comments and feedback to Peer reviewers should improve the quality of peer review reports over time. Feedback is particularly valuable to new consumer peer reviewers and will motivate them to continue the relationship with Cochrane. You might consider implementing a mentoring system, whereby experienced consumer peer reviewers give support to new consumer peer reviewers.
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Policy currently states feedback should be provided on request (was in original policy). Consider whether to make any form of peer review feedback mandatory
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Inviting
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eer reviewers to be authors
If a Peer peer reviewer’s comments or recommendations result in major modifications to a Cochrane Review and the Peer reviewer has relevant expertise, the Cochrane Review author team may invite the Peer reviewer to become a co-author. The invitation must be made after the peer-review process is completed and with the agreement of the existing author team, and the Peer reviewer must contribute sufficiently to the Cochrane Review to fulfil Cochrane authorship criteria; otherwise they may be recognised in the Acknowledgements section of the Cochrane Review. Peer reviewers are under no obligation to accept the invitation to become authors.
CRG and DTA editorial team peer review policies and procedures
All Cochrane Review Groups and the DTA Editorial Team state their specific peer review process clearly on their website, including:
- A link to the Cochrane peer review policy.
- Any additional information on the peer review process specific to the CRG.
- Estimated timelines for peer reviewing a Cochrane Review or a DTA Review, as appropriate. (e.g. you will usually be asked to return the peer review checklist/provide a peer review report within three weeks)
- The specific role of the Information Specialist(s), Managing Editor(s) (including Assistant/Deputy Managing Editors), Editor(s) and Co-ordinating Editor(s) in the peer review process, specific to the CRG.
- The aimed for number/mix of peer reviewers per Cochrane Review (either a link to this document, or CRG-specific aims) - must not be fewer reviewers than the minimum number stated in the policy.
- A clear statement on the CRG’s approach to consumer peer review and the support available for consumer peer reviewers
- Guidance for peer reviewers specific to the CRG or DTA editorial team, including what to do/who to contact if misconduct is suspected.
- From December 2019, a list of peer reviewers who submitted reports in the current calendar year, and, in subsequent years, an archive of previous years’ peer reviewers.
NOTE:
The Cochrane peer review policy is available from the Cochrane Editorial and Publishing Policy Resource (EPPR). The websites of individual Cochrane Review Groups (CRGs) and the Diagnostic Test Accuracy (DTA) editorial team include specific peer review information relating to that particular group. For general queries relating to the Cochrane policy on peer review, please contact the Editorial and Methods Department (emd@cochrane.org).