Protocol A scoping review protocol on the roles and tasks of peer reviewers in the manuscript review process in biomedical journals Ketevan Glonti,1,2,3 Daniel Cauchi,4 Erik Cobo,5 Isabelle Boutron,2,3 David Moher,6 Darko Hren1 To cite: Glonti K, Cauchi D, Cobo E, et al. A scoping review protocol on the roles and tasks of peer reviewers in the manuscript review process in biomedical journals. BMJ Open 2017;7:e017468. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2017-017468 ►► Prepublication history and additional material for this paper are available online. To view these files please visit the journal (http://​dx.​doi.​org/​10.​ 1136/​bmjopen-​2017-​017468). Received 25 April 2017 Revised 9 August 2017 Accepted 16 August 2017 1 Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Split, Split, Croatia 2 METHODS Team, Epidemiology and Biostatistics Sorbonne Paris Cité Research Centre, UMR 1153, INSERM, Paris, France 3 Paris Descartes University, Paris, France 4 Ministry of Health, Valletta, Malta 5 Statistics and Operations Research Department, Barcelona-Tech,Universitat Politecnica Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain 6 Centre for Journalology, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada Correspondence to Ketevan Glonti; k​ glonti@​unist.​hr Abstract Introduction The primary functions of peer reviewers are poorly defined. Thus far no body of literature has systematically identified the roles and tasks of peer reviewers of biomedical ...
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