Working Group: Recognizing and Rewarding Peer Review

Research assessment needs to take into account a broad range of scholarly activities. Formal peer review plays a crucial role in research and must therefore be given appropriate recognition in assessment processes. This working group will develop systematic approaches for recognizing and rewarding peer review activities.

Efforts will be made at a number of different levels:

1. Collecting systematic evidence on ways in which high-quality peer review activities can be
   recognized and rewarded;
2. Using this evidence to develop principles and guidelines for recognizing and rewarding peer
   review activities;
3. Piloting the implementation of these principles and guidelines in research performing and
   research funding organizations;
4. Supporting the wider implementation of these principles and guidelines.

In a two-year time frame, the working group members will work on a number of outputs at the four levels mentioned above.

Updated 4 September 2024:

CoARA Working Group Recognizing and Rewarding Peer Review: Open Consultation on Draft Recommendations

• • Academic peer review plays a central role in ensuring fair and justifiable decisions in scholarly publication and funding. Yet, the contributions of peer reviewers are often underappreciated and insufficiently recognized within formal academic structures. To overcome this, the CoARA Working Group Recognizing and Rewarding Peer Review has developed a set of actionable recommendations aimed at integrating peer review activities into research assessment approaches.
  • The working group also provides specific recommendations tailored to scholarly manuscripts, books, and funding proposals, each organized by relevant stakeholder groups. Together, these recommendations are intended to be systematic, practical, scalable, and broadly applicable across different disciplines.
  • Through this open consultation, we invite members of the CoARA community to share their feedback on the draft recommendations by 30 October 2024. The working group is also looking for organizations that are interested in piloting any of the specific recommendations – please indicate your interest via the consultation form! 

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Contact: Johan Rooryck, Leiden University,  johan.rooryck@coalition-s.org