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Research Integrity and Peer Review Template

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About the Research Integrity and Peer Review format

Research Integrity and Peer Review is a peer-reviewed journal published by BMC (BioMed Central), covering Meta-analysis and systematic reviews, Academic integrity and plagiarism, scientometrics and bibliometrics research. Over its lifetime it has published 225 papers, which have received 10,095 citations.

PublisherBMC (BioMed Central)
Reference styleNumbered (Vancouver)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. Research Integrity and Peer Review. 2023;12(3):45–58.

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Publishes research inMeta-analysis and systematic reviews Academic integrity and plagiarism scientometrics and bibliometrics research Academic Publishing and Open Access Ethics in Clinical Research
ISSN2058-8615
Citation impact (2-yr)2.5
h-index39
i10-index105
Article processing charge$1,827
Open accessYes — indexed in DOAJ
Top institutions publishing hereVrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Journal websiteresearchintegrityjournal.biomedcentral.com
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Papers published in Research Integrity and Peer Review per year

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2004
1
2014
17
2016
20
2017
15
2018
27
2019
17
2020
16
2021
6
2022
15
2023
16
2024
29
2025

Citation impact of Research Integrity and Peer Review by publication year

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2004
0
2014
3K
2016
752
2017
528
2018
2.9K
2019
1K
2020
595
2021
313
2022
527
2023
112
2024
85
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Research Integrity and Peer Review

Sex and Gender Equity in Research: rationale for the SAGER guidelines and recommended use

Shirin Heidari, Thomas F. Babor, Paola De Castro et al. · 27 Apr 2016

BACKGROUND: Sex and gender differences are often overlooked in research design, study implementation and scientific reporting, as well as in general science communication. This oversight limits the generalizability of research findings and their applicability to clinical practice, in particular for women but also for men. This article describes the rationale for an international set of…

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The limitations to our understanding of peer review

Jonathan Tennant, Tony Ross‐Hellauer · 29 Apr 2020

Peer review is embedded in the core of our knowledge generation systems, perceived as a method for establishing quality or scholarly legitimacy for research, while also often distributing academic prestige and standing on individuals. Despite its critical importance, it curiously remains poorly understood in a number of dimensions. In order to address this, we have…

A billion-dollar donation: estimating the cost of researchers’ time spent on peer review

Balázs Aczél, Barnabás Szászi, Alex O. Holcombe · 14 Nov 2021

BACKGROUND: The amount and value of researchers' peer review work is critical for academia and journal publishing. However, this labor is under-recognized, its magnitude is unknown, and alternative ways of organizing peer review labor are rarely considered. METHODS: Using publicly available data, we provide an estimate of researchers' time and the salary-based contribution to the…

Ranking major and minor research misbehaviors: results from a survey among participants of four World Conferences on Research Integrity

L.M. Bouter, Joeri K. Tijdink, N. H. AXELSEN et al. · 16 Nov 2016

BACKGROUND: Codes of conduct mainly focus on research misconduct that takes the form of fabrication, falsification, and plagiarism. However, at the aggregate level, lesser forms of research misbehavior may be more important due to their much higher prevalence. Little is known about what the most frequent research misbehaviors are and what their impact is if…

Fighting reviewer fatigue or amplifying bias? Considerations and recommendations for use of ChatGPT and other large language models in scholarly peer review

Mohammad Hosseini, Serge P. J. M. Horbach · 17 May 2023

BACKGROUND: The emergence of systems based on large language models (LLMs) such as OpenAI's ChatGPT has created a range of discussions in scholarly circles. Since LLMs generate grammatically correct and mostly relevant (yet sometimes outright wrong, irrelevant or biased) outputs in response to provided prompts, using them in various writing tasks including writing peer review…

Research Integrity and Peer Review template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Research Integrity and Peer Review format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Research Integrity and Peer Review template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official BMC (BioMed Central) format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Research Integrity and Peer Review use?
Research Integrity and Peer Review uses Numbered (Vancouver) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: 1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. Research Integrity and Peer Review. 2023;12(3):45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Research Integrity and Peer Review?
No. DocuGuru generates the bmcart LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a BMC (BioMed Central)-ready Research Integrity and Peer Review document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
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Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Research Integrity and Peer Review format with correct headings, figures, tables, and numbered citations.
What is Research Integrity and Peer Review?
BMC / BioMed Central journal. It is a life sciences and medicine journal, published by BMC (BioMed Central).
Can I export a submission-ready Research Integrity and Peer Review PDF?
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