Introducing MetaROR: A new peer review platform for metaresearch

The Research on Research Institute (RoRI) and the Association for Interdisciplinary Meta-Research and Open Science (AIMOS) are launching the MetaROR (MetaResearch Open Review) platform.

MetaROR will facilitate open peer review of articles in the field of metaresearch, and will operate according to a publish-review-curate model. This model will accelerate the communication of scholarly work since peer review will take place quickly, openly, and after publication rather than before.

In this online seminar, Kathy Zeiler and Ludo Waltman, the Editors-in-Chief of MetaROR, will introduce the platform and discuss the benefits of MetaROR’s innovative publish-review-curate model.

In addition, authors of articles reviewed by MetaROR will share their experiences, and journal editors will reflect on how they expect to collaborate with MetaROR to streamline publication processes.

We invite anyone interested in metaresearch or innovation in scientific publishing to join this seminar. We look forward to an engaging event!

AGENDA

I. What is MetaROR?
Kathy Zeiler and Ludo Waltman, the Editors-in-Chief of MetaROR

II. Why do authors submit to MetaROR?
Short perspectives from authors of two articles submitted to MetaROR and Q&A
Simon Porter and Natalia Gonzalez Bohorquez

III. How does MetaROR enrich the landscape of scientific publishing?
Short perspectives from the editors of two metaresearch journals and an editor of eLife , with Q&A
Lin Zhang, Wolfgang Kaltenbrunner, and Peter Rodgers

SPEAKERS

Ludo Waltman
Ludo Waltman is professor of Quantitative Science Studies at Leiden University’s Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) and co-chair of the Research on Research Institute (RoRI). He serves as Editor-in-Chief of MetaROR.

Kathy Zeiler
Kathy Zeiler is Nancy Barton Scholar and Professor of Law at Boston University’s School of Law. She serves as a board member of the Association for Interdisciplinary Meta-Research and Open Science (AIMOS) and as Editor-in-Chief of MetaROR.

Natalia Gonzalez Bohorquez
Natalia Gonzalez Bohorquez (MPH, BS Soc) is an early career researcher in health economics and health services research. She recently finished her doctoral research (PhD) focused on exploring liveable communities for people with disabilities living in rural areas of Australia.

Lin Zhang
Lin Zhang is professor at the School of Information Management at Wuhan University. She serves as Editor-in-Chief of Scientometrics.

Wolfgang Kaltenbrunner
Wolfgang Kaltenbrunner is senior researcher at Leiden University’s Centre for Science and Technology Studies and senior research fellow at the Research on Research Institute (RoRI). He serves as associate editor of Science as Culture.

Peter Rodgers
Peter Rodgers was part of the team that launched eLife in 2012, and is currently Chief Magazine Editor of the journal. Previously he was Chief Editor of Nature Nanotechnology and Editor of Physics World magazine.

Simon Porter
Simon Porter, VP of Research Futures at Digital Science, has spent a career exploring research metadata with particular focus on the ways metadata moves through systems, as well as its use in creating digital research identity.