Fourth International Congress on Peer Review in Biomedical Publication

Effect of Patient Gender on Late-Life Depression Management

“…Therefore, although we observed no difference in the management of depression for female vs. male patients, we consider it important to report this negative finding so as to avoid contributing to publication bias. 22,23 Interestingly, our findings contrast with a consistent pattern in many other studies suggesting that women are less likely than men to receive intensive interventions for a range of conditions. [1][2][3][4] Our study was not designed to understand the reasons for lack of gender differences, but our findings raise intriguing possibilities.…”

Improving what is published: Toward an evidence-based framework for manuscript review.

“…In recent years, a number of special issues of journals have been devoted to peer review, but by and large, these discussions have been discipline specific. As Rennie (2002), Siler et al (2015), and others noted, there has been only modest exchange among researchers in the social sciences, biomedicine, and information science in investigations of manuscript review, despite the fact that many of the same challenges emerge in different disciplines. Funding for cross-disciplinary conferences (and edited volumes resulting from these conferences) would allow researchers from different areas to share knowledge, insights, and potential solutions.…”

Three Decades of Peer Review Congresses

“…When the congresses began, the world literature on scientific peer review and publication amounted to fewer than 5 articles a year. 12 This rapidly changed and by 1999 was around 200 articles per year. The number of abstracts submitted to the Peer Review Congresses increased from 50 in 1989 to 260 in 2017.…”

“…The number of registrants has increased from fewer than 300 in 1989 to nearly 600 in 2017. When the congresses began, the world literature on scientific peer review and publication amounted to fewer than 5 articles a year . This rapidly changed and by 1999 was around 200 articles per year.…”