Cambridge University Press has created a guide to Publons to explain what it is and how it can benefit you as a reviewer. Below are some highlights. The full guide is available to download on this page.

Peer review is a fundamental part of scholarly publishing. Peer reviewers provide the specialist commentary that guides our editorial decisions, and helps academic authors to raise the quality of their work. In recent years, the academic community has increasingly discussed ways in which these major contributions to the academic corpus can be recognised.

Cambridge has partnered with the Web of Science  to give you official recognition for your contribution to peer review. This partnership means you can opt-in to have your reviews for participating Cambridge University Press journals automatically added to your Web of Science researcher profile.

36,550 Cambridge University Press reviewers have already added 108,278 of their reviews to the Web of Science.

What is a Web of Science Researcher Profile?

The Web of Science's researcher profile helps you to record, verify, and showcase your peer review contributions for use in promotion applications. You get recognition even if your reviews are anonymous and the manuscript is never published. When you submit a review to a partner journal, you will be given the option to get recognition for your review on the Web of Science. You will be directed to create a profile to which your review is added, and can elect to have all future reviews you complete for the journal automatically added to your profile.

Take a look at a Web of Science researcher profile  if you want to learn more. If you'd like to get a head start on your reviewer profile, create an account now  (it's free).

The Web of Science Reviewer Recognition Service gives recognition for peer review without compromising reviewer anonymity or infringing upon journal policies. By default, the content of the review will not be publicly displayed, and only the year of the review and the journal title will be shown on reviewer profiles. You may edit what is displayed for any review or opt out of the service at any time.

Journals integrated with the Web of Science Reviewer Recognition Service

The majority of Cambridge's ScholarOne titles are integrated with the Web of Science Reviewer Recognition Service alongside a select number of journals using Editorial Manager.

When reviewing for an integrated journal:

• You will be asked if you want to get recognition for it on the Web of Science
• Once your review is completed you will receive an email with a private link to claim your review
• Follow the link to add your review to your researcher profile