Publons and SAGE Publishing agree expanded partnership
18 April 2017, London, UK - Publons, the online platform serving the needs of academic peer reviewers, editors and the wider research community, today announced an expanded partnership with leading academic and educational publisher SAGE Publishing .
Building on the current trial with SAGE, this expanded partnership means Publons' reviewer recognition service will be rolled out to up to 500 additional leading journal titles. Reviewers for these journals can instantly add a verified record of every review performed to their Publons profile with the click of a button. Participating journals will benefit from the increased visibility of peer review contributions, enabling reviewers, editors and institutions to easily keep track of reviewer activity, while maintaining reviewer anonymity.
Tessa Picknett, Executive Director, STM, SAGE Publishing "We continually work with the research community to address their challenges and look at new, forward thinking ways of supporting and engaging with peer review to best support their needs. Publons' approach has always been refreshing, and we are delighted to be working with the team on this exciting initiative, supporting reviewers and ensuring verified recognition for their contributions."
Publons mission is to speed up research by harnessing the power of great peer review. By turning peer review into a measurable research output, researchers now have evidence of their reviewing contributions influencing published science. With better incentives for researchers to peer review, Publons aims to improve the quality and efficiency both peer review and scholarly communication.
Speaking about the wider rollout, Publons co-founder and CEO Andrew Preston said: "SAGE was one of the first elite publishers to partner with Publons and commit to changing the way we approach and recognise the critical role of peer review in scholarly communication. We're thrilled to not only expand our offering to more SAGE reviewers but also to continue working with an industry leader to keep innovating in peer review."
About Publons
Publons is the home of expert reviewer recognition, peer review training, post-publication review and statistics. Academics can effortlessly track, verify and, where permitted, showcase their peer review contributions across the world's journals as evidence of their standing and service in their field. The company was founded in 2013 and has offices in Wellington, New Zealand and London, UK.
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About SAGE
Sara Miller McCune founded SAGE Publishing in 1965 to support the dissemination of usable knowledge and educate a global community. SAGE publishes more than 1,000 journals and over 800 new books each year, spanning a wide range of subject areas. Our growing selection of library products includes archives, data, case studies and video. SAGE remains majority owned by our founder and after her lifetime will become owned by a charitable trust that secures the company's continued independence. Principal offices are located in Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore, Washington DC and Melbourne. www.sagepublishing.com
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