Peer review, as it exists today, is an impediment to creativity and keeps many authors away from scientific publication while it serves as a filter to allow Editorial Boards' gate-keepers to facilitate their academic cronies in getting their work into print. We, at the Online Journal of Community and Person-Centered Dermatology are embracing a "post-publication 'peer review' model" which is fair to all and will give voice to a more interesting and varied collection of articles.
"Beyond open access, which is generally considered desirable, the essential drawbacks of the current system of scientific publishing are all connected to the particular way that peer review is used to evaluate papers. In particular, the current system suffers from a lack of quality and transparency of the peer review process, a lack of availability of evaluative information about papers to the public, and excessive costs incurred by a system, in which private publishers are the administrators of peer review. These problems can all be addressed by open post-publication peer review." For more see Full Article.