Peer Review Week 2021 takes place September 20-24, with this year’s featured theme — “Identity in Peer Review” — dedicated to exploring the multifaceted nature of identity, how personal and social identity affects peer review practices and experiences, and what’s needed to foster more diverse, equitable, and inclusive peer review processes.
To mark the occasion, Dr Mario Malički, Co-Editor-in-Chief of Research Integrity and Peer Review, shares his thoughts and questions regarding identity in peer review. Read the blog here.
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Mario Malički, Editor-in-Chief
Mario Malički has obtained his MD at the University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Croatia, MA in Literature and Medicine at King’s College, London, UK, and PhD in Medical Ethics at the University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia. He has been a member of Cochrane Croatia, and of the New Frontiers of Peer Review (PEERE) EU COST Action. His main research interest is meta-science, with the focus on peer review, research integrity, authorship and transparency in reporting. His other interest includes medical ethics, hope, statistics, speculative fiction, Frank Herbert’s opus and Leonard Cohen’s poetry.
His scholarly profile can be seen at ORCiD, and his review experience at Publons.
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