In the first stage, manuscripts that pass a rapid pre-screening (access review) are immediately published as 'discussion papers' on the journal's website. They are then subject to interactive public discussion for a period of 8 weeks, during which the comments of designated reviewers, additional comments by other interested members of the scientific community, and the authors' replies are published alongside the discussion paper. Reviewers can choose to sign their comments or remain anonymous, but comments by other scientists must be signed.
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Systems: An open, two-stage peer-review journal - 3 views
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Brief article in Nature on open peer review process of two science journals
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Very interesting hypothesis: "These numbers support the idea that public peer review and interactive discussion deter authors from submitting low-quality manuscripts, and thus relieve editors and reviewers from spending too much time on deficient submissions." -
I noticed Chris tweeted that comment earlier. It's a good complement to the more common finding of confirmation bias.
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