Open peer review: some considerations on the selection and management of reviewers

Capaccioni, Andrea Open peer review: some considerations on the selection and management of reviewers. JLIS.it, 2023, vol. 14, n. 1, pp. 71-80. [Journal article (Paginated)]

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English abstract

Open peer review (OPR) is a type of review that has long since made space alongside the more well-known single-blind and double-blind peer reviews. Despite this, we still do not have a shared definition by the scientific community and publishers. The purpose of this paper is to offer some reflections on the selection of reviewers in OPR, a process that in its current configuration is traced back to the 19th century. After a brief overview of the best-known definitions of open peer review, the paper continues with an analysis of some aspects of reviewer selection carried out with the help of data from a recent survey.

Italian abstract

L’open peer review (OPR) è una tipologia di revisione che da tempo si è ritagliata uno spazio a fianco delle più note single-blind e double-blind peer review. Nonostante ciò, ancora non abbiamo una definizione condivisa da parte della comunità scientifica e degli editori. Partendo da queste constatazioni, il saggio intende proporre delle considerazioni sulla selezione dei revisori in ambito OPR, una procedura che nell’attuale configurazione viene fatta risalire al XIX secolo. Dopo aver proposto una rapida rassegna di alcune delle principali definizioni della revisione paritaria aperta, il contributo prosegue con un’analisi di alcuni aspetti della selezione dei revisori realizzata con l’ausilio di dati ricavati da una recente indagine.

Item type: Journal article (Paginated)
Keywords: scientific communication; peer review; open peer review; role of peer reviewers; Comunicazione scientifica; Revisione paritaria; Revisione paritaria aperta; Ruolo dei revisori
Date deposited: 15 Sep 2026 05:10
Last modified: 20 Sep 2026 22:24
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/48911

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