Peer Reviewers in Central Asia: Publons Based Analysis

Ahmed S. Yessirkepov M.
2021 Korean Academy of Medical Science

Journal of Korean Medical Science
2021 #36 Issue 25 1 - 8 pp.

Background: The five Central Asian republics comprise of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Their research and publication activities are gradually improving but there is limited data on how good their peer reviewing practices are. Methods: We have use the Publons database to extract information on the reviewers registered including the number of verified review, Publons award winners, and top universities in the domain of peer reviewing. This has been analysed overall and country wise. Results: Of 15,764 researchers registered on Publons, only 370 (11.7%) have verified records of peer-reviewing. There are 8 Publons award winners. There is great heterogeneity in the number of active reviewers across the five countries. Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan account for more than 90% of verified reviewers. Only Kazakhstan has more than 100 active reviewers and 6 Publons award recipients. Amongst the top 20 reviewers from Central Asia, half of them are from the Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. Three countries have less than 10 universities registered on Publons. Conclusion: Central Asia has a good number of peer reviewers on Publons though only a minority of researchers are involved in peer reviewing. However, the heterogeneity between the nations can be best dealt with by promoting awareness and international networking including e-learning and mentoring programs.

Central Asia , Peer Review , Publications , Publons , Universities

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Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, India
Department of Biology and Biochemistry, South Kazakhstan Medical Academy, Shymkent, Kazakhstan

Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences
Department of Biology and Biochemistry

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