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<br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Iryna Kuchma</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:iryna.kuchma@eifl.net">iryna.kuchma@eifl.net</a>></span><br>Date: 20 February 2017 at 12:05<br>Subject: [EIFL-OA] Survey: Peer reviewers, expectations and challenges<br>To: <a href="mailto:hilton.gibson@gmail.com">hilton.gibson@gmail.com</a><br>Cc: EIFL - Open Access program announcement and discussion list <<a href="mailto:eifloa@lists.eifl.net">eifloa@lists.eifl.net</a>><br><br><br><div dir="ltr">Forwarded message - from <div class="gmail_quote"><div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"><div class="m_951500724754750140m_8807835252789818467moz-forward-container"><table class="m_951500724754750140m_8807835252789818467moz-email-headers-table" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td>[Oa-italia] Survey: Peer reviewers, expectations and
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<span style="font-size:12.8px">with this email, we kindly ask
five minutes of your time, to fill a short survey, proposed
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<span style="font-size:12.8px">Scientists and researchers can
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get recognition for all the peer reviews they perform.
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<div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">After
subscribing to the website, </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">researchers </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">can fill a claim for each review
performed in the previous six months. We verify that the
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journal. This step is essential in the process to create a
solid and reliable history of reviews performed. Upon
confirmation from the Editor, the review is added to the
personal account of the reviewer.</span></div>
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Who funds ReviewerCredits?<br>
</b><span style="font-size:12.8px">ReviewerCredits does not
receive any external funds yet. Its developers solely
support it. </span><br style="font-size:12.8px">
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How long does the survey take?<br>
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util <b>february 20, 5 pm</b> (CET)</span><br style="font-size:12.8px">
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<b style="font-size:12.8px">What is this survey about?</b><br style="font-size:12.8px">
<span style="font-size:12.8px">The survey aims to learn more
about the expectations of peer reviewers, as well as the
struggles that they face. </span><br style="font-size:12.8px">
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<b style="font-size:12.8px">How will the results be used?</b><br style="font-size:12.8px">
<span style="font-size:12.8px">This questionnaire is totally
anonymus and your responses will only be considered in
aggregate form. We aim to submit an abstract, with the main
results of the survey, at the upcoming "2017 International
Peer Review Congress". The results will also be made
available on our website after the conference (i.e.
september 2017). Finally, your responses will be used to
improve the service we provide through our website (<a href="http://www.reviewercredits.com/" target="_blank">www.reviewercredits.com</a>).</span></div>
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<div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Thank
you very much for your time and best regards,</span></div>
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<div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Bonaria
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