We should aim for open refereeing of academic articles in the information age

“My recent article (Hartley, 2012) on ‘Refereeing articles in the information age’ appears to have attracted some attention. I began by summarising some of the research on peer reviewing carried out before the advent of new technology (such as Scholar One)...  I then continued to list the pros and cons of this new technology – for authors, editors and publishers.  I showed, wit