Studies investigating the refusal rates of peer reviewing in journals

[Brumback, Roger A.]

In the May 2010 issue of the JOURNAL OF CHILD NEUROLOGY, Lorraine Ferris (an officer of WAME -- World Association of Medical Editors) and I published an editorial entitled "Academic Merit, Promotion, and Journal Peer Reviewing: The Role of Academic Institutions In Providing Proper Recognition " [J Child Neurol 2010; 25: 538-540] (http://jcn.sagepub.com/cgi/content/refs/25/5/538). We included some information on this subject.

Roger A. Brumback, M.D.
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Child Neurology
Creighton University Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska, USA


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From: ASIS&T Special Interest Group on Metrics [mailto:SIGMETRICS at LISTSERV.UTK.EDU] On Behalf Of Gemma Derrick
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We are wondering if someone would be able to help us locate a reference regarding the refusal rates in peer reviewing in journals, or in other words, how many potential reviewers decline the invitation to review a paper or a research proposal.

Does anyone know of a study that investigated this?

Looking forward to your replies.

Kind regards,
Gjemma

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