Rewarding peer reviewers: a problem of adverse selection?

Seeber, Marco and Zaharie, Monica (2018) Rewarding peer reviewers: a problem of adverse selection? Impact of Social Sciences Blog (31 Oct 2018). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

As a solution to the worsening peer reviewer shortage, many scientific journals now offer non-monetary rewards as an incentive to researchers to register to review. Marco Seeber and Monica Zaharie report on research studying the efficacy of non-monetary rewards in attracting peer reviewers, exploring whether acceptance varies according to the nature of the offer of the reward or the researcher’s gender, rank, or productivity. While it is often taken for granted that offering a reward will spur a particular behaviour, this is not necessarily true for an undertaking such as peer review, where efforts are often also driven by ethical commitment and other more intrinsic motivations.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/
Additional Information:	© 2018 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HM Sociology H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Date Deposited:	23 Mar 2021 16:30
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 10:58
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/109296

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