Transparency in Peer Review of Scientific Publications- Ep. 2 ft. Sridhar Gutam
About the special series: IndiaBioscience , through its podcast channel IndiaBiospeaks, presents a special feature series titled "Transparency in Peer Review of Scientific Publications." This multi-guest series gathers community perspectives on the peer review process in scientific publishing. It specifically addresses the implications of Nature 's decision to require the publication of peer review reports alongside submitted manuscripts. The series features a diverse panel, including researchers and policy experts from India, as well as the Editor-in-Chief of Nature. IndiaBioscience aims to understand the motivations behind these changes, their potential benefits and challenges, and the broader impact on scholarly publishing, science, and research. It offers valuable insights for all participants in the research ecosystem, from those submitting and reviewing manuscripts to those involved in the publishing process. If you are curious to look into the articles to know the process- check out this article and its peer review file About this episode: This podcast episode features Sridhar Gutam, Principal Scientist at ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru and journal manager of the Journal of Horticultural Science. Speaking with Sreshtha Mondal from IndiaBioscience, Sridhar provides the policy and the Indian publisher's perspective on Nature's policy change from mid-June 2025. In this podcast, he situates this decision in the Indian context, shares his views on why scientific publishing should focus on reducing the burden on everyone involved in the process, and how Indian journals can keep up with open access related policies in the domain of scientific publishing and research.