Stimulating: Each PCI recommends remarkable articles in its field.
Open: PCI is an open-science initiative based on:
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- open access to the recommended articles (on preprint servers and open archives)
- open access to the evaluation (reviews, author’s responses and editorial decisions)
- data, scripts and code available to the readers
- an open infrastructure: The code, page texts (help texts, about, instructions, etc.) and automatic Email templates are available on the PCI github repository https://github.com/pci-dev.
Free: The whole PCI process is free for any user (readers, authors…). The websites of the PCIs are freely accessible.
Independent: PCI in not-for-profit and non-commercial. It is managed by scientists for scientists. Conflicts of interest are carefully checked at each step of the process.
Inclusive: An article recommended by a PCI may subsequently be published in a traditional journal (although this is not the goal of the PCIs).
Reliable: Decisions are based on sound evaluations by at least 2 reviewers. The Managing Board checks the quality of reviews, decisions, and recommendations.
Peer Community In complies with publishing ethics guidelines.
