PREWAIT: Advanced information tools about peer review of scientific manuscripts

Peer review of scientific manuscripts is a cornerstone of science, whose quality and efficiency depends on a complex, large-scale collaboration process, which is sensitive to motivations, incentives and institutional contexts. Not only can a better peer review system improve the self-regulation processes of science to benefit all science stakeholders, it can also increase the social recognition and credibility of science in Europe. This project aims to define new quantitative indicators and to develop advanced information tools about peer review of scientific manuscripts. The results of the project are called to overcome the current limitations and help capture the full unfolding of the peer review process and be of use to reviewers, editors, publishers and, ultimately, authors.