Reviewer Engagement Trends at a Journal: Cause for Concern
Reviewer responsiveness to <i>PRiMER</i> invitations has continued to decline, both in accepting invitations and completing reviews. If similar patterns exist across journals, innovative strategies to recruit, engage, and incentivize reviewers will be necessary to sustain peer review in its current form.
Authors
- Julie Phillips (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5566-2384)
- Sam Grammer
- Jacob Prunuske (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5638-5227)
- Joel J. Heidelbaugh
- Christopher P. Morley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0185-7148)
- Andrea Wendling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5136-6465)
Institutions
- University of South Dakota (US)
- SUNY Upstate Medical University (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (US)
- Michigan State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PRiMER
- Published
- 2025-10-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.22454/primer.2025.831615
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Health Sciences Research and Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.63