Constructive and collegial peer-review as a necessary precursor to data-driven environmental policy

As academic output increases, editors and reviewers are inundated with manuscripts, a phenomenon that has resulted in extended wait times, and, in many cases, suboptimal reviews. This is particularly an issue if data-driven environmental policy is the goal, as peer-review is an important step in this process. Numerous systemic fixes have been suggested to improve peer-review; however, we question the value of system-wide change if peer-reviewers...