An overview of the nursing research peer review process, a guide to the challenges faced by the academic publishing community and the state of peer review

There has been an exponential growth of academic publishing internationally, and the mantra of ‘publish or perish’ has been exacerbated by the greater metrification of academic output. Nurse peer reviewers experience an array of challenges with the review process, which has affected their availability, consistency of review and the turnaround time for review outcomes.