Find Reviewers is Elsevier’s reviewer-finding tool inside Editorial Manager, which editors open from the Reviewer Selection Summary page to check their existing reviewer pool and to reach candidates they might not otherwise find. It draws on Scopus data, Elsevier’s Reviewer Hub and the journal’s own reviewer database, and offers seven search options:
- System Recommendations, with up to 100 candidates from Scopus data that can be filtered by criteria such as h-index and expertise.
- Keyword Search, with an automated conflict-of-interest check.
- Author Search, which includes reviewers suggested by the author.
- Referenced Authors (beta), listing authors of articles cited in the manuscript, with their reviewing history and connection to the journal.
- Interested Reviewers, who have signed up to review through Elsevier’s Reviewer Hub.
- Journal Reviewers (beta), active reviewers from the journal’s database, ranked by keyword match and signs that they are likely to accept.
- Editorial Board Members who have linked their Elsevier account to their Scopus profile.
Enhancements described in September 2023 include editable matching keywords and conflict-of-interest author lists, pop-up warnings for pending active reviews, same country or institution and authors who oppose a candidate, and candidate graphs that show review activity across other Elsevier journals.
Notes & quotes
- Elsevier says Find Reviewers can “help validate and expand your existing reviewer pool”.
Publisher / company: Elsevier
Date of case study: Reported in 2023
Status: Live
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