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Collexis Reviewer Finder Case Study: American Association for Cancer Research

Learn about the implementation of Collexis Reviewer Finder and how it has improved the review process for the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) publications. The system allows for easy identification of expert reviewers, expands the reviewer pool, and can be configured to be automated.

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Collexis Reviewer Finder Case Study: American Association for Cancer Research

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  1. Collexis Reviewer Finder Case Study:American Association for Cancer Research Judy N. Quong ASIDIC Spring Conference March 23, 2010 @2010 AACR

  2. American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) • Founded in 1907, world’s oldest scientific society devoted to cancer research • As of 2009, > 29,000 members in 89 countries @2010 AACR

  3. AACR Publications • 11,000 submissions • 7,500 manuscripts sent out for review • 2 reviewers per manuscript • 3,300 published articles @2010 AACR

  4. The Old Process • We rely on a volunteer editorial board • Reviewers identified using our online submission and review system (EJPress) • Difficult to identify reviewers • Search interface • Expertise profiles not up-to-date • Time wasted going out to google or Pubmed • Limited reviewer pool @2010 AACR

  5. Alternatives • Enhance current system • Had only basic search function • No taxonomy • Require creation and maintenance of expertise profiles • Create our own system • Purchase 3rd party system @2010 AACR

  6. Collexis Reviewer Finder • Designed to easily interface with other systems • Vastly expands the pool of potential reviewers by using the Collexis BiomedExperts database • Able to indicate editorial board members from ‘others’ • Journal-specific • AACR-specific • The system can be configured to be semi- or completely automated @2010 AACR

  7. Implementation • Interface with the EJPress manuscript submission system • Beta test: • subset of editors from each of the 6 journals given own papers and previously assigned manuscripts • Training slides and in-person/web-based demos • Rolled out journal-by-journal @2010 AACR

  8. The Experience • Overall, we consider it a success • Few blips in integrating the two systems were easily overcome • Easy to use – most users do not have to modify the default parameters • Wish List • Customizability • Keyword searches @2010 AACR

  9. @2010 AACR

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