A question often asked by authors is how long would it take for the peer review process. Peer review duration has been concerned much by authors and attracted much attention in academia these years. Existing research on this field focuses primarily on a single quantitative dimension. Seldom studies considered that peer review duration is closely related to the attractiveness of manuscripts. This study aims to fill this research gap employing attention economy theory. By analyzing the peer review history from the British Medical Journal (BMJ), we find that a significant negative relationship exists between the peer review duration and altmetric attention score (AAs). Overall, our study contributes to understanding peer review behavior from a new perspective and bridging the divide between peer reviews and altmetrics.
翻译:作者们经常提出的一个问题是同行审议过程需要多长时间。同侪审议的时间是作者们非常关心的,这些年来在学术界引起了很大的关注。目前这一领域的研究主要集中于一个单一的量化层面。一些研究认为,同侪审议的时间长短与手稿的吸引力密切相关。这项研究的目的是利用关注经济理论来填补这一研究差距。通过分析《英国医学杂志》的同行审议历史,我们发现同侪审议的时间长度和对等分之间的严重负面关系。总体而言,我们的研究有助于从新的角度理解同侪审议行为,弥合同侪审议和对等分之间的差距。