Author: Sean Garvey
Position: PhD
Institution: Duke University Medical Center
E-mail: smg13@duke.edu
Submitted Date: May 04, 2007
Published Date: May 7, 2007
This comment was originally posted as a “Reader Response” on the publication date indicated above. All Reader Responses are now available as comments.

<i>Transparency</i>.
I advocate absolute transparency of the manuscript submission process in peer-review journals. A working model for such a system is currently used by the BioMed Central online journals. The entire pre-publication history is available: submission dates, names of reviewers, the review itself, the author response, etc. Transparency promotes accountability and integrity.
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<i>Contribution</i>.
Reviewership is an honor and a privilege -- an opportunity to selflessly critique and forward the scientific achievements of peer scientists.
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<i>Responsibility</i>.
Let's promote 100% responsibility throughout the review process: on the author, the editor, the reviewers, and the scientific community. Be responsible for a speedy, yet thoughtful, review process.
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Leave the 'blame game' and incentives for politicians and criminals. Promote transparency. Be a contribution. Be responsible. Lead the way. We're all in this together.