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GigaScience promotes transparent science through open peer-review. This editorial explains the journal's rationale, shares positive experiences, and encourages wider adoption of open publication processes.

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Area of Science:

  • Open science and scientific publishing
  • Scholarly communication and peer review

Background:

  • GigaScience journal aims to foster open and transparent scientific practices.
  • The peer-review process in scientific publishing is often opaque.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explain the rationale behind GigaScience's open peer-review policy.
  • To share positive experiences with open peer review.
  • To encourage broader adoption of transparent publication processes.

Main Methods:

  • Implementing open peer review as a standard practice.
  • Documenting the journal's experiences and rationale for this policy.

Main Results:

  • Open peer review has been successfully implemented at GigaScience.
  • The journal has gathered positive experiences from adopting this transparent approach.

Conclusions:

  • Open peer review enhances transparency in scientific publishing.
  • GigaScience advocates for wider adoption of open peer-review practices to promote scientific integrity.