# Announcing the Alexander and Diviya Magaro Peer Pre-Review Program at IQSS January 10, 2019 ![iqss_square_logo_no_text.](/sites/g/files/omnuum8171/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/harvard-iqss/files/iqss_square_logo_no_text.jpg?itok=sU68euCn) The Institute for Quantitative Social Science is excited to announce the Alexander and Diviya Magaro Peer Pre-Review Program (PPR). PPR is designed to help IQSS-affiliated faculty improve scholarship before it becomes public, speed scientific discovery and publication, and reduce substantial inefficiencies for individual researchers. The process of turning a draft paper into a journal publication may take months or years through multiple rounds of often peer review. While important for the quality of science, this process is also cumbersome and frustrating. [PPR](https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/peer-prereview), made possible by a generous gift from Alexander and Diviya Magaro, aims to streamline this process by offering two services for draft papers written by IQSS faculty, the first being a detailed, constructive, anonymous review written by a leading outside scholar who is compensated to ensure quick delivery; the second being a full empirical replication by our internal team. Journal editors we have talked with have indicated their willingness to use a package of papers, PPR reviews, responses from the author, and other information we provide to make faster editorial decisions. We have begun to accept draft papers for review from IQSS-affiliated faculty. Detailed information and future updates can be found at the program website: . Share on:- [ Facebook ](#) - [ Twitter ](#) - [ Linkedin ](#)