The American Institute of Physics (AIP) just announced iPeerReview. It’s an app to make it easier for authors and reviewers to access AIP's manuscript submission system from an Apple mobile device.
My first thought, probably because I'm curmudgeonly, was that a mobile device is not the right tool for the careful thought that peer review should receive. On second thought, it could be useful at times. When a reviewer gets the notice that a deadline for returning a review is fast approaching, s/he can act on it immediately. An author who is eagerly awaiting the reviewer comments can find out whether the news is good or bad as soon as s/he gets the message that the comments are in. As someone who submitted an article at the beginning of summer and who is hoping to get the comments before school starts, I know that urge.
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