New and Unique Tool Eases the Process of Finding Article Reviewers

Elsevier Continues to Support the Peer Review Process by Developing a Tool to Help Journal Editors Find Reviewers

AMSTERDAM, September 6, 2010 - Elsevier, a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical
information products and solutions, announced today the launch of a new and
unique tool to help editors find reviewers (
support.elsevier.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/710), which addresses the
number one pain point for journal editors. Developed in close consultation
with journal editors, this tool which is accessible from EES - Elsevier's
Editorial and peer review system - suggests a list of potential reviewers.

Accessible from within EES, editors can search by topic or by name and
check for any conflicts of interest. The search is based on the Scopus
algorithm for ranking published articles; potential reviewers are listed
based on the number of their relevant articles, drawn from over 13,000
journals in Scopus (www.scopus.com/home.url) . The results of the
search will suggest potential reviewers and provide editors with information
to help determine their suitability based on their published work, citations,
h-index and conflicts of interest checks with the manuscript under review -
previous co-authorship or affiliation to the same institute.

"We hear from editors that the task of finding suitable reviewers can be
challenging, and due to the increase in submitted manuscripts, that it is
becoming more of an issue. We listen to our editors, and this is just one of
the initiatives we have implemented to further support them and the peer
review process. This tool will not only help editors to expand their network
of reviewers and thus improve and speed up the peer review process, but also
will increase reviewers' satisfaction by inviting them to review relevant
research," said Martin Tanke, MD S&T Journal Publishing, Elsevier.

"Participating in the usability testing to develop this tool
with Elsevier allowed me to give input on the often time-consuming task of
searching for reviewers. It will be very helpful to editors in finding
suitable reviewers, but also to reviewers who will be asked to review
manuscripts specifically relevant to them," remarked Maja Zecevic, North
American Senior Editor, The Lancet.

About Elsevier

Elsevier is a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and
medical information products and services. The company works in partnership
with the global science and health communities to publish more than 2,000
journals, including The Lancet (www.thelancet.com) and Cell
(www.cell.com ), and close to 20,000 book titles, including major
reference works from Mosby and Saunders. Elsevier's online solutions include
ScienceDirect (www.sciencedirect.com), Scopus (www.scopus.com),
Reaxys (www.reaxys.com), MD Consult (www.mdconsult.com) and
Nursing Consult (www.nursingconsult.com), which enhance the
productivity of science and health professionals, and the SciVal suite
(www.scival.com) and MEDai's Pinpoint Review (www.medai.com),
which help research and health care institutions deliver better outcomes
more cost-effectively.

A global business headquartered in Amsterdam, Elsevier (
www.elsevier.com) employs 7,000 people worldwide. The company is part
of Reed Elsevier Group PLC (www.reedelsevier.com), a world-leading
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