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2022 · Commentary · BMC research notes

Is the future of peer review automated?

Robert Schulz; Adrian Barnett; René Bernard; Nicholas J L Brown; Jennifer A Byrne; Peter Eckmann; Małgorzata A Gazda; Halil Kilicoglu; Eric M Prager; Maia Salholz-Hillel; Gerben Ter Riet; Timothy Vines; Colby J Vorland; Han Zhuang; Anita Bandrowski; Tracey L Weissgerber

Discusses how automated screening can support authors, editors, and reviewers while preserving the role of expert judgment in assessing scientific work.

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  • Robert Schulz: BIH QUEST Center for Responsible Research, Berlin Institute of Health at Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
  • Adrian Barnett: Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation and Centre for Healthcare Transformation, School of Public Health & Social Work, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
  • René Bernard: NeuroCure Cluster of Excellence, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
  • Nicholas J L Brown: Department of Psychology, Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden.
  • Jennifer A Byrne: Faculty of Medicine and Health, New South Wales Health Pathology, The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  • Peter Eckmann: Department of Neuroscience, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
  • Małgorzata A Gazda: UMR 3525, Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris, CNRS, INSERM UA12, Comparative Functional Genomics group, Paris, France.
  • Halil Kilicoglu: School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA.
  • Eric M Prager: Translational Research and Development, Cohen Veterans Bioscience, New York, NY, USA.
  • Maia Salholz-Hillel: BIH QUEST Center for Responsible Research, Berlin Institute of Health at Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
  • Gerben Ter Riet: Faculty of Health, Center of Expertise Urban Vitality, Amsterdam University of Applied Science, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  • Timothy Vines: DataSeer Research Data Services Ltd, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  • Colby J Vorland: Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA.
  • Han Zhuang: School of Information Studies, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA.
  • Anita Bandrowski: Department of Neuroscience, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
  • Tracey L Weissgerber: BIH QUEST Center for Responsible Research, Berlin Institute of Health at Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany. tracey.weissgerber@bih-charite.de. · ORCID 0000-0002-7490-2600
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