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Recognizing that personal and social identity affect peer review is key to making the process equitable and inclusive, as discussed at this year’s Peer Review Week.

An inclusive, diverse, and equitable peer review system should recognize and embrace the identities of the involved actors—authors, referees, and editors—and not expect any individual to offer a “view from nowhere.”

Absolutely Maybe It’s a fundamental part of science – and yet peer review is not itself very science-based. It needs to be. The premise behind peer review may appear sound, even incontrovertible. Who could object to the best in the world appraising one another, nobly ensuring the integrity of the world’s official research record? Yet, considering the system for even a few moments leads to several questions. Martin Paul Eve and colleagues ( That turns very quickly into a long list. Tere ar...