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I'm not sure about the workflow, but Elsevier ask for scientist to peer review the paper no? Couldn't the scientist refuse to peer review non-openly published

by teps 11y ago

I'm not sure about the workflow, but Elsevier ask for scientist to peer review the paper no? Couldn't the scientist refuse to peer review non-openly published papers?

rsfern 11y ago
You could, but typically the editor of the journal asking for reviews is a leading academic in the field of the journal. Refusing to review non-open work sounds like a good way to burn political capital for those early in their careers.