SciRev.org is a website created by researchers for researchers. The idea for this website was born from our own experience with the scientific review process. An experience similar to that of many colleagues: endlessly waiting for an uncertain outcome.
Through SciRev.org, we aim to help speed up this process by offering researchers the opportunity to share their experiences with it. In this way, the review process becomes more transparent, which is good for researchers, journal editors and science as a whole.
Researchers can compare journals in their field regarding the speed of the different phases of the review process and the number and quality of referee reports. This enables them to select efficient journals for publishing their work.
Editors have the opportunity to compare their journal's performance with that of others and receive recognition for their efforts to improve the review process and the way they handle manuscripts. Less efficient journals are encouraged to invest in improving their procedures.
A more efficient review process is also crucial for science. Too often, valuable new knowledge lies untouched on reviewers' desks and in editorial offices for extended periods -- an unacceptable loss of time in a world that urgently needs solutions to major problems.
The SciRev.org website is owned and managed by Stichting SciRev, a non-profit organization (charity) based in The Netherlands.