New models of peer review - what do you think?

Most of us are familiar with the single-blind and double-blind review processes, but there are now new models of peer-review being trialled and implemented. One such model is the open review process which is being used by the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. This model has an interactive public discussion which includes short comments, referee comments, editor comments and author comments, all available for public view. Do the AuthorAID community see this as a positive step forward?

Thanks Stuart for the introduction to a novel peer review process. I find it pretty handy especially for the reviews/referees- who would now have more critiquing available at their disposal. However, the process may delay the editorial work (by 8 weeks or so in the above mentioned journal). Commenting by readers upon publication would be replaced by prepublication incorporation of the views. I personally feel that this model may be piloted for other journals as well in near future.   

This is pretty revolutionary.  I think it could be really good in terms of making peer review more transparent - which is such a big issue for junior scholars and scholars from developing countries.  Still, it would be a big step for a journal to go this route.

Dear Stuart and Vineet,

I am well aware of the fact that BMJ also uses open peer review system and it is doing great!

In fact, as a peer reviewer in BMJ, I have worked under it and there's a deadline to by when I will have to submit my comments. So Vineet, you see the process can be time-regulated here as well. The time reviewers take to give their comments can be long in other system of reviewing too. So time factor is not an issue different in this system. It is much more than that. Let time and more experience/discussions decide whether this system runs or falls.

Bmj started open peer review system (according to BMJ) after extensive research too. Please refer to http://resources.bmj.com/bmj/authors/peer-review-process for details.

Open to constructive comments. Thank you.

VD