Peer review by the Peers, for the Peers: response to Hettyey et al.

Open discussion and participation of the scientific community are vital to the evolution of Peerage of Science and, therefore, the letter in TREE by Hettyey et al. [1] is much appreciated. Here, we reply to the three conceptual concerns that they raise. Other responses and open discussion can be found on the Peerage of Science blog (http:// the Board itself is accountable to the community of Peers (http://www.peerageofscience.org/public/articles.php). The recent UK House of Commons inquiry into peer review [6] offers a weighty summary of the current concerns regarding peer review (see also [7]). We are convinced that Peerage of Science offers better peer review for all Letters Trends in Ecology and Evolution April 2012, Vol. 27, No. 4