117: How we peer-review papers

Dan and James choose a preprint and walk through how they would peer-review it. James also provides an update on his recent proposal that scientists should be paid for performing peer reviews for journals published by for-profit companies

Specific links and topics:

• An update on the 450 movement, which proposes that scientists should be paid for performing peer reviews for journals published by for-profit companies
• You should follow Overly Honest Editor on Twitter
• The Volkswagen fellowships
• Emma Mills, from Lancaster University, asks us how we review papers
• We review this paper: "Direct perception of other people’s heart rate"
• The tweet from Maarten van Smeeden on data simulation

Other links

• [Dan on twitter](www.twitter.com/dsquintana)
• [James on twitter](www.twitter.com/jamesheathers)
• [Everything Hertz on twitter](www.twitter.com/hertzpodcast)
• [Everything Hertz on Facebook](www.facebook.com/everythinghertzpodcast/)

Music credits: [Lee Rosevere](freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/)

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Episode citation
Quintana, D.S., Heathers, J.A.J. (Hosts). (2020, October 5) "117: How we peer-review papers", Everything Hertz [Audio podcast], DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/7JHFP

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