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Understanding the role of open peer review and dynamic academic articles

Authors’ reply to “Problems with natural selection of academic papers”

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We welcome the commentary by L. Egghe (Scientometrics, this issue) stimulating discussion on our recent article “Natural selection of academic papers” (NSAP) (Scientometrics, 85(2):553–559, 2010) that focuses on an important modern issue at the heart of the scientific enterprise—the open and continuous evaluation and evolution of research. We are also grateful to the editor of Scientometrics for giving us the opportunity to respond to some of the arguments by L. Egghe that we believe are inaccurate or require further comment.

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  1. Department of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatment, University of Granada, Campus Cartuja, 18071, Granada, Spain

    Pandelis Perakakis

  2. Laboratory of Experimental Economics, University Jaume I, Avda. Sos Baynat s/n, 12071, Castellón, Spain

    Pandelis Perakakis

  3. Institute for Space Applications and Remote Sensing (ISARS), National Observatory of Athens (NOA), Vas. Pavlou & I. Metaxa, 15236, Penteli, Greece

    Michael Taylor

  4. Stranski-Laboratorium fur Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Technische Universitat Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 135, 10623, Berlin, Germany

    Marco G. Mazza

  5. Institute of Biological Research and Biotechnology (IBRB), National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF), 48 Vas. Constantinou Ave., 11635, Athens, Greece

    Varvara Trachana

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Perakakis, P., Taylor, M., Mazza, M.G. et al. Understanding the role of open peer review and dynamic academic articles. Scientometrics 88, 669–673 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-011-0402-1

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