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Peer Review and Publication of Research Protocols and Proposals: A Role for Open Access Journals
Peer-review and publication of research protocols offer several advantages to all parties involved. Among these are the following opportunities for authors: external expert opinion on the methods, demonstration to funding agencies of prior expert review of the protocol, proof of priority of ideas an...
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Gunther Eysenbach
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1550603/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15471763 http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/jmir.6.3.e37 |
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description | Peer-review and publication of research protocols offer several advantages to all parties involved. Among these are the following opportunities for authors: external expert opinion on the methods, demonstration to funding agencies of prior expert review of the protocol, proof of priority of ideas and methods, and solicitation of potential collaborators. We think that review and publication of protocols is an important role for Open Access journals. Because of their electronic form, openness for readers, and author-pays business model, they are better suited than traditional journals to ensure the sustainability and quality of protocol reviews and publications. In this editorial, we describe the workflow for investigators in eHealth research, from protocol submission to a funding agency, to protocol review and (optionally) publication at JMIR, to registration of trials at the International eHealth Study Registry (IESR), and to publication of the report. One innovation at JMIR is that protocol peer reviewers will be paid a honorarium, which will be drawn partly from a new submission fee for protocol reviews. Separating the article processing fee into a submission and a publishing fee will allow authors to opt for “peer-review only” (without subsequent publication) at reduced costs, if they wish to await a funding decision or for other reasons decide not to make the protocol public. |
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spelling | pubmed-15506032006-10-13 Peer Review and Publication of Research Protocols and Proposals: A Role for Open Access Journals Eysenbach, Gunther J Med Internet Res Editorial Peer-review and publication of research protocols offer several advantages to all parties involved. Among these are the following opportunities for authors: external expert opinion on the methods, demonstration to funding agencies of prior expert review of the protocol, proof of priority of ideas and methods, and solicitation of potential collaborators. We think that review and publication of protocols is an important role for Open Access journals. Because of their electronic form, openness for readers, and author-pays business model, they are better suited than traditional journals to ensure the sustainability and quality of protocol reviews and publications. In this editorial, we describe the workflow for investigators in eHealth research, from protocol submission to a funding agency, to protocol review and (optionally) publication at JMIR, to registration of trials at the International eHealth Study Registry (IESR), and to publication of the report. One innovation at JMIR is that protocol peer reviewers will be paid a honorarium, which will be drawn partly from a new submission fee for protocol reviews. Separating the article processing fee into a submission and a publishing fee will allow authors to opt for “peer-review only” (without subsequent publication) at reduced costs, if they wish to await a funding decision or for other reasons decide not to make the protocol public. Gunther Eysenbach 2004-09-30 /pmc/articles/PMC1550603/ /pubmed/15471763 http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/jmir.6.3.e37 Text en © Gunther Eysenbach. Originally published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (http://www.jmir.org), 30.9.2004. Except where otherwise noted, articles published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, including full bibliographic details and the URL (see "please cite as" above), and this statement is included. |
spellingShingle | Editorial Eysenbach, Gunther Peer Review and Publication of Research Protocols and Proposals: A Role for Open Access Journals |
title | Peer Review and Publication of Research Protocols and Proposals: A Role for Open Access Journals |
title_full | Peer Review and Publication of Research Protocols and Proposals: A Role for Open Access Journals |
title_fullStr | Peer Review and Publication of Research Protocols and Proposals: A Role for Open Access Journals |
title_full_unstemmed | Peer Review and Publication of Research Protocols and Proposals: A Role for Open Access Journals |
title_short | Peer Review and Publication of Research Protocols and Proposals: A Role for Open Access Journals |
title_sort | peer review and publication of research protocols and proposals: a role for open access journals |
topic | Editorial |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1550603/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15471763 http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/jmir.6.3.e37 |
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