Table 2 Outcomes related to cost of peer-review for scientific publications (n = 308)
From: Scientific sinkhole: estimating the cost of peer review based on survey data with snowball sampling
Outcome | Per manuscript | Per person, per year |
|---|---|---|
Number of manuscripts (median, (IQR)) | ||
Initial review | - | 6 (3–10) |
Re-review | - | 3 (2–6) |
Time (hours; median, (IQR)) | ||
Initial review | 4 (3–6) | 24 (18–36) |
Re-review | 2 (1–2) | 6 (3–9) |
Cost (salary*time) | ||
Wage-cost of initial review | US$179 | US$1015 |
Wage-cost of re-review | US$72 | US$256 |
Total wage cost | – | US$1272 |