Peer Review Preferences

Two settings decide how often you are invited to peer review, and what you are invited to review. Both live in Account settings — and neither takes effect until you sign in to CGPublisher.

The two settings

Your picture, top right of any page → Account settingsPeer review preferences. There are two, and only two.

  • How often you want to be asked. This governs the rate of invitations, not whether you get any at all
  • Which research networks you will review for. Choose the ones whose field you actually work in — this is what makes an invitation relevant rather than random

Saving is not enough

Your preferences do not reach reviewer selection until you sign in to CGPublisher. Signing in is what syncs them. Until you do, they sit on your CGScholar account and reviewer selection carries on without them.

This is the step people miss, and there is nothing on screen to tell you that you missed it. If you change these settings, sign in to CGPublisher afterwards.

Your profile does the other half

These preferences say how much and which network. Your profile says what you actually know — your interests, and the fields you have said you work in. Both are read together when reviewers are chosen.

A thin profile gets thin invitations. This is the one place where keeping your profile current changes what you are offered.

Frequently Asked Questions

I changed my preferences and nothing happened

Sign in to CGPublisher. Saving in CGScholar does not sync them on its own — signing in is what does.

Do I have to sign in to CGPublisher every time I change them?

Sign in after any change you want used. It costs nothing to do it again, and it is the only way to be sure the change has carried across.

Will setting a low frequency stop me being invited altogether?

No. The setting governs how often you are asked, not whether you are asked. It reduces the rate of invitations rather than switching them off.

Can I review for more than one research network?

Yes. Select every network whose field you work in. Selecting more widens what you may be invited to read.

Why am I getting invitations outside my field?

Check both halves. The networks you selected here decide the subject area; your profile interests refine it. A profile that has not been filled in gives reviewer selection little to work with.