For journal editors
Peerclave gives an editor a reliable route to a credentialed subspecialty reviewer, at a fee the journal sets, on a deadline the journal sets.
What a journal controls
- Subspecialty matching
- The journal specifies the subspecialty for each request. Only reviewers whose credentials match are invited.
- Fee
- The journal sets the fee for each request. Pricing is not fixed by Peerclave; it is set per request by the journal and shown to the reviewer at invitation.
- Visibility policy
- The journal decides whether reviewers see the abstract alone or the full text before accepting.
- Deadline
- The journal sets the deadline for the review. Payment is contingent on a complete review being submitted by that deadline.
- Revision round
- One round of revision review by the same reviewer is included in the original fee. Further rounds are requested and priced separately.
Access
Editor access requires an application and approval. Applications are reviewed by Peerclave and are normally answered within ten working days.
Access is controlled because the reviewer network is credentialed and finite. Reviewers accept invitations on the understanding that they come from recognised journals with an established editorial process, and that the journal will meet the fee it has stated. Open self-serve access would not allow Peerclave to give reviewers that assurance.
An application asks for the journal's title, ISSN, publisher or owning society, the applicant's editorial role, and a contact address at the journal's domain.
What a journal does not control
A journal does not decide whether a reviewer is paid. Payment releases when a complete review is submitted by the deadline. Whether the journal agrees with the review's conclusions, or acts on its recommendation, has no bearing on payment. Where a journal believes a review is incomplete, it raises this with Peerclave, which assesses the review against the structured format.