Information Office Program
Michael J. Liszewski
Information Office Program Manager
Phone: 928.556.7458
E-mail: mjliszew@usgs.gov
Peer Review
The GCMRC has developed and implemented a rigorous peer review process to help insure the quality of products produced by its staff, cooperators, and contractors. The peer review process is coordinated by the library and addresses the review process for reports, unsolicited proposals and the annual requests for proposals. The review process is documented in the GCMRC review policy available on the website. The review process will be augmented by the forthcoming SBSC review policy.
The library maintains a database of potential reviewers organized by subject area. When a review is needed, two or three candidates are provided by the COTR and augmented by names of potential reviews selected from the database. If the database does not include enough potential reviewers, additional candidates are identified through a search of academic and journal websites. The database is dynamic in that new reviewers are sought out and added as needed while others resign their services.