Basically the proposed system works by publishing scientific results on the web and appending reviewer's comments to these web pages. The reviewers' names are included and any qualified scientist can review the scientific web page' By making the process open, we aim to reduce the conflicts of interest which sometimes occur during peer review. For example, very often it is a competitor who reviews a manuscript - their personal needs compete directly with the authors' right to a fair review based on scientific merit. Sometimes a reviewer rejects a manuscript but then uses concepts from the manuscript in their own work. Under the new open system, publication of the manuscript would always proceed.
Competitors can still review the manuscript and make comments in the open format described below.
We would appreciate any comments you have on this topic. Reviewers' comments are appended to the publication in a Peer Review section. Authors can respond to reviewers' comments by rebuttal or by appending new results to their publication. If you would like to publish your work under this type of system, please request an application to join the World Journal Club. If you do not want to be part of this system, please reply and tell us why.