Reviewer Locator

Quick Reference Guide

Web of Science Reviewer Locator is the leading reviewer research tool to help you quickly find, screen, and connect with fit-for-purpose reviewers, combining the power of Reviewer Recognition Service exclusive peer review database wit the Web of Science author and citation index.

How to use Web of Science Reviewer Locator in ScholarOne

This helpful page details how to use Web of Science Reviewer Locator.

If your ScholarOne site does not yet have Web of Science Reviewer Locator activated, please contact your account manager or email: s1help@silverchair.com

Reviewer Locator video: https://vimeo.com/1062027172

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Select Reviewers: Reviewer Locator works in ScholarOne Manuscripts on the “Select Reviewers” tab
Researchers: The Reviewer Locator algorithm queries Web of Science and Web of Science Reviewer Recognition Service return up to 30-precise reviewer suggestions, while flagging potential conflicts of interest and linking to external profiles.
Add: Click on the “Add” button to add the reviewer into your reviewer list
Dig deeper: Click on “Dig deeper on Publons.com” to get directly to the Web of Science researcher profile platform where you can gain more information

Researcher Profiles

Researcher: Expand a suggested reviewer to reveal more information on them, including their research fields, a biography and institutional affiliations.
Profile Links: You are able to view the researcher’s external profiles.
Email: Click on the email icon to reveal the researcher’s email address.

Researcher

Use the link to the Web of Science Researcher Profile to see more information about the potential reviewer.

Profile Link

You will find the Identifiers, Published names, Organizations, Subject Categories, and Topics in the first section.

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Documents and Peer Review

All indexed documents for the person are listed in the next section including the number of citations and references.

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Peer Review

The Peer Review tab will show the verified peer reviews, verified editor records and verified grant reviews.

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Metrics

Open the metrics dashboard option on the right side of the screen for additional information. Below are examples of what you might see in the metrics dashboard.