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Is Publons useful?
Yes, Publons is a serious & stable initiative to add value to the work of reviewers.
Who uses Publons?
Over 3,000,000 researchers Use Publons to track your publications, citation metrics, peer reviews, and journal editing work in a single, easy-to-maintain profile.
Should I create a Publons account?
Why you should register for Publons More easily track the citation metrics for your publications indexed in Web of Science Core Collection, and. Make it easier for others to find your body of work and identify you as a potential collaborator.
What is Publons indexing?
Publons is not an indexing service. Journals are added to our database in one of two ways: when we partner with the publisher, or when a researcher adds a review, editor record, or publication for a journal to their Publons profile.
What is Publons credit?
What is Publons? Publons works with reviewers and publishers to give credit for peer review. Publons helps you to record, verify, and showcase your peer review contributions for use in promotion applications etc. You get credit even if your reviews are anonymous and the manuscript is never published.
What does Publons do?
What is Publons? Publons helps you to record, verify, and showcase your peer review contributions for use in promotion applications. You get recognition even if your reviews are anonymous and the manuscript is never published.
How do I delete my Publons account?
If you no longer wish to keep your Publons account you can request a deletion from the “delete account” tab of your account settings. Select “I am no longer getting any value from my account” from the available options and submit by clicking Delete Account and then confirming.
How do I get my researcher iD in Publons?
Register on Publons and import your publications from the Web of Science to become eligible for a Web of Science ResearcherID. Each night, Publons assigns a Web of Science ResearcherID to any profiles with one or more Web of Science-indexed publications that do not yet have a ResearcherID.
Is Publons is Web of Science?
Publons is a commercial website that provides a free service for academics to track, verify, and showcase their peer review and editorial contributions for academic journals. It was launched in 2012 and was bought by Clarivate Analytics in 2017 (which also owns Web of Science, EndNote, and ScholarOne).
Why are journal reviewers not paid?
Once the paper get accepted by the journal which is based on reviewer comment than Publisher must pay reviewer. As publisher of paid journal is not doing charity for society, he is taking APC. Hence, they must do payment to reviewer also.
How many peer reviewers are needed?
Usually a minimum of two reviewers is required for every article, but this can vary from journal to journal. The reviewers will be asked to read and comment on your article. They may also be invited to advise the editor whether your article is suitable for publication in that journal.
What is Publons and how does it work?
Started as a platform for tracking peer reviews, Publons has grown its features since 2017, when it became part of the Web of Science Group. Researchers can now track their publications, citation metrics, peer reviews and journal editing work in a single profile.
Is pubpublons a good way to evaluate researchers?
Publons simply counts the number of peer reviews, not their quality. Hence it promotes pumping this number at the expense of their quality. This is a direction that has become increasingly more popular in evaluating researchers, but if you think about it it’s the exact opposite of where we’d probably want academia to go.
What is pubpublons Academy?
Publons Academy is an online training course teaching you core skills in peer review. It consists of 10 modules, covering industry knowledge, review skills and practical activities. Here is a quick look at the experience:
Are you happy to use Publons?
Personally I am happy to use Publons at this stage, but I am cautious about what information I release. Yes, Publons is a serious & stable initiative to add value to the work of reviewers. There is a lot of discussion around this. In principle the website is collecting information submitted by users regarding peer review.